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Authorities on Sunday identified the two men who drowned when the boat they were traveling in capsized in the middle of the sea. Guanilla Y Yako Saturday afternoon.
The Bureau of Emergency Management and Disaster Management (NMEAD) posted on its Twitter account that two bodies were found on the beach of Punta Vaguero in Guanyila in a difficult access area.
Police say that the deceased Romualdo Serrano Ortega52 years old, and Noel Garcia Rivera, 41 years old. Both lived in the municipality of San German.
At 2:31 a.m., the unit said it was able to recover the body of the second victim.
“There was this person In an underground cave about 25 feet deep, Accumulated sarcasm there prevented the body from moving, and the difficulty of the waves did not allow us to make a safe extraction,” he explained. Baby strapNMEAD Commissioner.
At this time, the relationship between the two victims and the two youths who were traveling in the boat and who reached the shore near Cuanica using life preservers is unknown.
day before yesterday, Ricardo CastrodadJournalist Coast Guardis indicated New day That A vessel known as Jet boat Sailed with four men from Guanilla, but during the voyage they suffered engine trouble.
“They tried to return to Guanilla, but on the way the boat’s second engine was damaged and it capsized. Two of the passengers, aged 16 and 23, made it ashore and had life preservers on, but the other two passengers did not have life preservers as they were issued to young men who came ashore, police said. Castrodad explained by phone.
Castrodad added that two youths who had reached the shore near Cuanica detained a man on the highway.
“When we received the 9-1-1 call, they told us that around 4:45pm, they received a call from the boat informing them of the situation before the boat turned around. The boat returns in the process of callingCastrodad added.
Coast Guard Spokesperson FURA and The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (tRNA) participated in the search for two adults. A Coast Guard patrol boat and helicopter were also involved in the search.
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