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They go on endlessly the search for the two people who fell into the Adige during the night, the first from the Pietra bridge at 9:20 p.m. and the second, two hours later, from the San Pancrazio bridge. In all likelihood, both disappeared had voluntarily thrown themselves into the swollen river. Firefighters also assisted two policemen got off in Adige in an attempt to catch the young man who fell from Ponte Pietra.
During the first surgery, a water rescue firefighter it had been washed away and then recovered in good condition at Zevio, ten miles downstream. The first operation began around 9:30 p.m., for a person who fell into the water in Ponte Pietra. The firefighting team helped two policemen who had tried to help, while one of the rescuers jumped into the water reaching and managing to hold the fallen, despite the current, for about ten minutes.
A struggle was born, which attests to the probably voluntary gesture of the man jumping into the water and therefore the attempt to free himself. Several times the firefighter was dragged to the bottom, until the safety rope holding the fire department operating from the ground was released. The person managed to break free and was seen disappearing into the river. too the operator it was swept away by the current and recovered around 2.15 am by another firefighting team in Ponte Pérez in Zevio, after having passed two artificial barriers. He was treated for mild hypothermia and released this morning from Borgo Trento hospital.
Meanwhile, around 11.30pm, one Second person fell into the Adige river from the San Pancrazio bridge., at a point where the rapids and the current did not allow recovery despite the immediate intervention of several firefighting teams, even aboard inflatable boats. The searches for the two missing persons are ongoing, also with the help of drones and the diving equipment of the Firefighters.
“Last night a firefighter from the Verona command risked his life, with the Adige flooded, to jump into the waves to help a man who was spotted as he fell into the river. He is one of the many brave operators who did not hesitate to expose himself to risk and was then rescued within hours by his companions after fighting with the current that carried him and forced him to remain in the water for four hours. This was stated in a note in Undersecretary of the Interior Carlo Sibilia. “I listened to the man today to make sure he was okay after this misfortune. It was moving to hear from his hands-free voice how crucial the practical training was to face similar situations.
“Danilo Marino has been able to count on his professionalism and determination,” continues Sibilia. Accompanying him in this sudden struggle for survival are the thoughts of his loved ones and the constant sound of the sirens of his companions who have searched for him for hours. A happy ending for him, while the search for the man who had fallen into the Adige, who had struggled to escape the help that was offered, is still underway by all means.
265 interventions were carried out by the fire brigade teams due to bad weather from 3.30 pm on Saturday, August 29; 9 ongoing interventions; 52 interventions awaiting processing.
Currently 61 firefighting operators are employed, divided into 16 teams with personnel from the Verona command (54 units) and from the Padua, Milan, Reggio Emilia commandos.
