Group of young people who died in Praia da Tocha were “in a guarded area”



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mem statements to the Lusa agency, Henrique Mendes dos Santos, president of the Coimbra District Social Promotion Work, responsible for the Reception Center of the Loreto, refuted the information of the National Maritime Authority (AMN) that the 14-year-old died Monday afternoon on an unguarded beach south of Praia da Tocha.

“It is very strange that the Maritime Authority gave this information from what I know and saw in the place, the group was in the middle of the beach, in a guarded area, at the foot of the library and the emergency post. There are currents. [marítimas] and the boy [que morreu, depois de ter estado desaparecido 30 minutos] he could have been dragged and was found in an unguarded area ”, Henrique Mendes dos Santos stressed.

The head of the social solidarity institution that manages the equipment owned by the Social Security Institute, told Lusa the information he has about the circumstances accident, claiming that three young teenagers, who were part of a group of seven who went to Tocha beach on Monday, were in the Water, “they were engulfed in a wave and washed away” and that one of the three friends “managed to get out and raised the alarm.”

Henrique Mendes dos Santos also said that the first child rescued from the Water, by surfers who were there, “ended up being lucky, albeit limited” to what he died: “There was a doctor on the beach who went to see what was happening, saw that it was a child in cardiac arrest and began to do maneuvers [de suporte básico de vida] even before the medical emergency arrives, “he declared.

This young man, who suffered serious injuries, was finally revived on the beach and taken to the hospital, where he is admitted, but free from danger.

The mortal victim, on the other hand, would eventually be found “further down, still quite far away. [da praia da Tocha]. But even the boy who raised the alarm didn’t run a few hundred meters, like things [do grupo] They were in a guarded area, in the middle of the beach and whoever was there was in shock. I do not understand the text of the Maritime Authority, it may be a text error, which I accept could happen, but they are passing a very unpleasant idea, they are, ”he lamented.

The reception center will carry out an “internal evaluation” of what happened and Henrique Mendes dos Santos wants the National Maritime Authority to contribute to this evaluation: “We are going to ask you to explain to us, even if it is by positioning, what the currents were like, where they were the kids, where did they enter [no mar] and where they appeared ”, he indicated.

The president of the institution also defined the group of seven young people as “quite peaceful” and “all friends with each other”, adding that the mortal victim “aged 14, almost 15 years old” came from the Castelo Branco area and has been since then June Not Loreto, where it was sent by court order.

Henrique Mendes dos Santos clarified, on the other hand, that the trip to Praia da Tocha is one of the institution’s usual programs during the holidays, which also includes trips to a river beach or the Choupal National Forest, in Coimbra. among other.

“It was bad luck, but these are things that can unfortunately happen. The person who was [à praia com o grupo] He is tired of going, he goes everywhere with the boys and nothing ever happened, “he said.

The Public Ministry (MP) announced today the opening of an investigation into circumstances death of the 14-year-old young man, from the area of ​​Praia da Tocha, municipality of Cantanhede, a source from the Attorney General’s Office informed Lusa (PGR).

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