Last Wednesday afternoon an 80-year-old Argentine disappeared in Colonia, Uruguay, after jumping into the water to look for an object that had fallen. His 76-year-old partner said that he jumped to look for an inflator, but did not return to the surface.
According to official information, the couple was arriving at the Colonia marina on their sailboat “Zamba” when the inflator of their dinghy fell off and that is when the man decided to dive, according to the victim’s wife. The case is paradoxical because the couple had sailing experience.
After the personal disappearance of Prefecture of the Port of Colonia (Preco) began the search for the man, which continues without results. In the next few hours the investigation will extend to land.
According to information contained in The nation, The search for the Argentine is being done with smaller boats because the operation is centralized, especially within the limits of the marina.
A man drowned after going kayaking
Last Sunday the 19th, in Uruguay a man who had gone kayaking. In the morning
A body was found on the Rambla in Montevideo. After carrying out the corresponding tests, he was identified as Mr. NHDM, who had disappeared after going sailing in a Kayak from Los Cilindros beach, in Santiago Vazquez. It should be noted that the corresponding dispatch had not been carried out and it sailed from an unauthorized area, reports the National Navy of the neighboring country.
The Navy, through the Santiago Vázquez Sub-prefecture, was searching for these people who disappeared from the waters of the Santa Lucía River on February 15. At that time, witnesses in the area claimed to have seen a man enter the water from below the Santa Lucía Bridge and he was never seen again.
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