The inhabitants of Santa María Island denounce that a 16-year-old adolescent died because he would not have received timely care due to connectivity problems in the town. The student presented intense abdominal pain for three days, so his family decided to transfer him to the mainland in an artisanal boat. Despite this, this morning the death of the minor was confirmed, generating the annoyance and indignation of the neighbors.
Relatives and leaders of Santa María Island, in the Bío Bío region, denounce that A 16-year-old adolescent died due to not receiving timely medical care due to connectivity problems experienced by residents.
As specified, the minor spent three days with severe abdominal pain, attributable to acute pancreatitiswithout being able to receive the assistance he required in the insular zone.
Due to the minor’s complex state of health, the family had to transfer him in your craft boat to the mainland.
In a record to which Radio Bío Bío had access, it is observed how at least six people assist the young man so that he can get on the boat, while carrying a serum with him.
Then, among several, they help him enter the cabin of the boat, however, despite these efforts, The teenager died in a care facility.
Connectivity problems on Santa María Island are not new, but they become more acute during the winter season.
Fernanda Moya, secretary of the Puerto Norte Neighborhood Board, assured that despite her condition, her transfer was not decreed from the health area. That’s why, Dad must have taken him on his boat to the mainland.
The minor’s grandmother, who had to undergo dialysis, was also on the boat.
“The news of his death moved us all because he was a boy with an impeccable reputation, an excellent student, a companion. The death of this child is totally regretted,” the woman said.
Moya added that from health they told him that the transfer did not materialize due to bad weather conditions, therefore, the protocols established in case of emergencies were not complied with.
Coronel councilor Ariel Durán indicated that it is unfortunate that the State has not yet resolved the island’s connectivity problem. “One wonders where the plane is, the replacement boat. Here substantive decisions have to be made and the necessary disbursements will have to be made so that ships can reach the north and south ports”, he stated.
He also stressed that the young man was transferred in “inhumane conditions this morning.”
From the Seremi de Transportes, they only limited themselves to reporting that in the case of the island, the portfolio teams have held meetings with the inhabitants, the mayor and maritime authorities to seek substantive solutions to the historical connectivity problems that this island faces. zone.
