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Angélica Gaitán, a 46-year-old Colombian, was found floating over the weekend, about two kilometers off the coast of Puerto Colombia. She has not informed her family of her whereabouts since 2018.
Affected by a depressive crisis, she threw herself into the water, where she remained for about four hours. However, on the morning of the last Saturday (26) she was found by local fishermen and rescued. Exhausted, she received water and was taken to a local health post.
According to the newspaper La Libertad, Angélica had abandoned the family in September 2018, after years of episodes of domestic violence. After six months on the streets of Barranquilla (a city in northern Colombia, about 20 km from where she was found), she was taken in by a shelter, but fell into depression. Last Friday she left her address, took a bus and headed to the beach.
Family members, in turn, gave another version: they reported that he went to Ecuador in 2018, where one of his children lives, returning to Colombia in 2019 without informing the family. The shelter reportedly even contacted family members regarding Angelica’s whereabouts, according to the newspaper.
At the publication, the Secretary of Health of Puerto Colombia, Estafany Frayle, affirmed that Angélica is stable and has psychological counseling.
