Valle del Cauca: Father found daughter who died with her husband in avalanche – Cali – Colombia

The rescue of the bodies of the tourist couple and of an inhabitant of the region was marked by bad weather and bitterness due to the flood in the sector of Clear water, in the river basin Nuggets, in the rural area of ​​Dagua, just under three hours from Cali.

The damage reached homes and estates. Faced with criticism for lack of intervention, the Regional Autonomous Corporation of Valle del Cauca (CVC) pointed out that these properties are in an area of ​​non-mitigable risk.

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Graphic designer Leonardo Cortés and architect Ana María Ortiz They traveled on Friday to the sector known as Aguaclara.

It was not the first time that Cortés, who provided professional services to the Cali Tourism Secretariat, I went up to that place.

On the contrary, it was a recognized space for him because there he was part of a work where the leaves allowed him the configuration of human faces. It was a task he had worked on since his training as a designer.

The architect Ana María Ortiz accompanied him in these experiences and contributed her knowledge. In fact, in the Valley University they remember his works that allowed him nominations, one of them related to architectural solutions for hillside sectors.

Arbinton López, director of the office for the Buenaventura Risk Management, confirmed the discovery of the body of the Cali architect Ana María Ortiz, who disappeared after an avalanche in the rural area of ​​Buenaventura.

The testimonies in the area indicate that the time was winterBut on Friday night and Saturday dawn came an avalanche of mud, stone and sticks that rose in an unusual way.

The hut was hit by that growing. Then the alert began to spread through social networks, because contact with the couple who had arrived in a car in the area was lost.

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On Sunday the discovery of Cortés’s body was reported. The family of Ana María Ortiz continued on Monday in the search and in the morning her own father, Jorge Darío Ortiz, accompanied by a brother found her.

Luis Eduardo Ortiz, the young woman’s uncle, said that “they were looking and we came to a stockade and we found it. We thank them for the support of those who have supported this search.”

López, Buenaventura’s Risk Management coordinator, confirmed the findings.

On the night of this Monday, the discovery of Carmen Riascos was verified, who also disappeared the same day in Aguaclara. The body was near the mouth of the Pacific Sea. She was engaged in mining, but that was not confirmed.

A brother of the woman would have been about to be swept away by the avalanche. In that area, 70 homes were affected.

The Secretary of Tourism, Carlos Alberto Martínez, said that “from the early hours of this Sunday and with all the precautionary measures, we moved to the scene of the tragedy. We will remember ‘Leo’ for his qualities, his constant disposition, his positive attitude to assume each challenge, his kindness and generosity towards people; his enormous creativity and his constant commitment to Nature and the environment “.

The communicator Juliana Rosero wrote a few words: “Leonardo Cortés, Leo. So much to say and so difficult when words choke the soul. He was more than the graphic designer of the Cali Tourism Secretariat. He was a young dreamer, lover of audiovisual production, his true profession. Walking with him in the field was helping him to be aware of all his babies (his photography and filming equipment). Leo did not measure risks, he climbed, climbed, descended; everything to achieve the perfect shot. Purposeful, honest, of course , full of life. He is also a lover of cycling and physical activity. A great professional who left his mark and touched in silence and with few words (just like he was), the hearts of all his colleagues “.