This Sunday, Police and the Chilean Navyconfirmed the death of the foreign naval cadet He had been missing since Saturday morning.
Through a statement, the Navy reported that the body was found this morning, following an intense search.
“As an institution, we deeply regret the death of the foreign Naval Cadetwho was doing an academic exchange period at the “Arturo Prat” Naval School, they pointed out in the letter.
“We send our most sincere condolences to the Cadet’s family, his Institution and classmates from the “Arturo Prat” Naval School. The Chilean Navy will continue to provide all the necessary support to the Institution and the cadet’s family in this difficult moment”.
According to the chronology of the events, at regarding 11 am on Saturday, it was reported that two cadets belonging to the Arturo Prat naval school, who were making use of their free time, and in trekking activities, reached the sector of the Placilla Water Fallsin the Valparaiso Region.
After reaching the top of the place, One of the young men would have approached the ravine to observe the waterfall, at which point he would have lost his balance and fallen more than a hundred meters.
After verifying the foregoing, the other cadet reported the situation to Carabineros personnel, who arrived at the scene of the event, providing the first care to this person, and then being assisted by officials of the Emergency Medical Care System (Samu ), being diagnosed with hypothermia.
On Saturday followingnoon, various search tasks were carried out, which continued during this day. Preliminarily, it was reported that clothing was found, which might belong to the cadet.
In his search, members of the Navy and the Special Police Operations Group (Gope) of Carabineros worked.