2024-01-16 16:19:55
The fun moments of a family in the Ayapel swamp, Córdoba, had a tragic outcome. A young medical student died while he was practicing water sports.
After several hours of searching, the authorities managed to locate and rescue the body of Mairon José Amaya Martínez, 24, who suffered the accident on January 15.
(More: She was the owner of the house that was razed in Chocó: she had managed to call her niece).
This was the fatal accident of a medical student in the Ayapel swamp
According to the Civil Defense, the university student had arrived at the municipality’s swamp with his girlfriend and other family members to enjoy the waters on the afternoon of January 14. Taking advantage of the place, he decided to take a ride on a jet ski.
Rescue operations for young Mairon Amaya, medical student.
Photo:
Facebook: Mayor’s Office of Ayapel
“Apparently, he lost control of the vehicle and ended up in the depths of the swamp,” the agency said.
(Read: The towns of Córdoba that are affected by the phenomenon of the child).
Since then, a rescue team from the Civil Defense, the Fire Department, the Mayor’s Office of Ayapel and the community had been deployed to find his body.
“We had to go to the knowledge of the fishermen, of the natives, so that they could sweep with their dredges,” said Hugo Pinedo, mayor of Ayapel.
They found him more than 20 hours later with the jeans, sweater and tennis shoes he was wearing at the time of the accident. “He was not wearing a life jacket, he also suffered a blow to the face, indicating that he could have lost consciousness, ending up drowning,” the Civil Defense said in a statement.
Rescue of the body of the medical student.
Photo:
Facebook: Civil Defense of Ayapel
(Also: Video: this is how the truck that had a tragic accident and fire in the Llano road tunnel looked like).
After the discovery, the municipal authorities sent a message of condolences to the relatives of the student from the University of Sinú.
“The Amaya Martínez family is mourning the death of our nephew Mairon. Laughing and laughing has been our characteristic; today we have to cry and cry,” said Emiro Amaya, uncle, in a social media post.
Due to the death of the young man, the mayor of Ayapel announced inspections of the establishments that offer aquatic activities in the swamp, in order to verify “if they have the necessary security measures and policies.”
You can also see:
– Sandra Ramírez, the Colombian teacher murdered in Malta: her partner surrendered.
– Video: she tried to sneak into TransMilenio, but it went wrong: she was trapped in the door.
– Mintrabajo announces measure for Moreno de Caro case: ‘There are different violations of norms.’
LATEST NEWS EDITORIAL
1705423351
#find #body #medical #student #suffered #fatal #accident #Ayapel #swamp #Cities #Colombia