Young man drowned after rescuing his girlfriend in a waterfall in Aysén



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A 20 year old young man old died in the sector of Puente El Vado, in Coyhaique, after rescuing his girlfriend of 18, who was drowning in the place.

The events occurred during Sunday afternoon in the vicinity of the Cold Lake, where about 20 people enjoyed the hot day recorded in the regional capital of Aysén.

According to the information collected by the Carabineros, neither of the two young protagonists of the tragedy could swim.

“In a waterfall there were 20 people who were bathing, and an 18-year-old woman, who could not swim, entered the water and began to drown on that site. Product of it, the boyfriend jumped into the water and saved this person. Unfortunately, the young man also did not know how to swim and drowned“, He said Major César Leiva, from the First Police Station of Coyhaique.

Until the place of the events they moved GOPE divers, Who they managed to rescue the body of the fatal victim.

“The GOPE personnel managed to remove the body of this young man, which was later examined by personnel from the Carabineros Criminalistics Laboratory and referred to the Legal Medical Service. The woman (the girlfriend) is in good health“Leiva added.

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GOPE divers recovered the body of the ill-fated young man. (Photo: Carabineros)

Carabineros called for maximum precautions to avoid this type of accident.

Seven years ago, in the same place, a 40-year-old man died after rescuing his niece that, accidentally, had fallen into the pool located under the waterfall.



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