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Searches are underway to find a 38-year-old man from the province of Como that disperses in the waters of a stream near the Lake ofMess of the Municipality of Maccagno with Pino and Veddasca. The man, according to the first information, was at the scene with a friend this morning to look for mushrooms.
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The two would have forded the river with some ease, but surprised by the strong disturbance that hit the area when they retraced their steps, they found themselves facing the swollen river.
At that point, one of the two hikers tried to wade across the river and was overwhelmed by the flow of the water.. The friend who witnessed the scene notified the rescue by calling 112.
Three alpine rescue teams arrived at the scene, including the experts in search of gorges, the Fire Brigade, the Carabinieri of the Luino company, the forestry colleagues. they are trying to find the missing person.
Meanwhile, 118 sent a rescue helicopter to the scene that recovered the survivor, taken to Luino hospital, where he is in good condition but in shock.
The Luino Carabinieri have also activated a patrol boat in the area where the watercourse enters Lake Maggiore., several hundred meters below, at the height of Zenna in the Verbano waters, almost on the state border.
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