Sociologist spent Christmas night lost on a mountain trail

He, who was found by two motorcyclists, Hugo Costa and Marcos, reported that he spent more than 24 hours lost, since he left his house on Christmas Eve (24), around 11 in the morning, and was only found around 5 in the afternoon. this Friday (25).

A close relative, Joaquim Carvalho Calmon, 56, said the boy spent the night listening to noises and trying to find his way.

“He thinks he got lost until around 12 noon. He went to try to get off a trail and got lost, he spent the night listening to the noise of cars coming from the asphalt, but he couldn’t get close, because there were barriers. When he tried to dodge, he returned to the eucalyptus trees. He must have approached Costa Bela, because he imagines there are houses nearby, with dogs barking, “he began.

“At one point he screamed for help, but he couldn’t find anyone. Then the group of volunteers did several searches and divided by areas. We got a new location where he could have gone. João even twisted his knee, he couldn’t walking with the bike, he ended up throwing it on the trail and he was very muddy. He tried to get close to the noise places that he heard and couldn’t, “he said.

For another relative, Melânia Carminati, there is gratitude. “On behalf of the family, we want to thank the Serra cycling teams, the hiking cyclists who acted voluntarily, and the firefighters involved in this rescue. We really care for each other. completed.

The sociologist João Paulo Lyrio Izoton, 35, had disappeared after going out for a bike ride around 11:00 am on Thursday (24), Christmas Eve. According to relatives, he has lived in the Jacaraípe region, in the Serra, with his girlfriend, Flávia Amboss Merçon Leonardo, since November of this year.

According to information from the Military Police, the incident occurred on the afternoon of Friday (25) and the raids were carried out, with personnel from the Military Police and the Fire Department, even using the Notaer helicopter to fly over the place where the man may has disappeared.

In addition to searches made by the police and firefighters, four teams of volunteers who know the region have been working on four different trails in search of the cyclist.