Fisherman missing two years ago found adrift by fishermen

ORA Colombian woman who was reported missing by the family two years ago was found floating in the air by fishermen, in front of a beach in Port Colombia, Colombia.

Angelica Gaitan, 46, was found by fishermen about 2.5 kilometers from the beach, on the morning of Saturday 26 September.

As can be seen in the images, released by the fishermen, the woman clings to a buoy that was thrown at her and is picked up by both, unable to speak. They took her to the hospital in shock and with hypothermia, but recovered.

Angelica’s story Gaitan involves allegations of abuse and domestic violence, culminating in an escape from the family home in 2018.

In conversation with RCN By radio, Angélica explained that she was a victim of aggression for more than 20 years by her ex-husband. “The abuse started with the first pregnancy, he hit me, he violently abused me,” she said, explaining that she never managed to leave the house because the two daughters were very young and did not have the support of the family, because of her husband. She also said that they called the police, but that she would go to jail for 24 hours, return home and attack again.

Angelica, already on land, awaiting the arrival of âmbulancia.© Reproduction

In 2018 he was the target of a violent attack that led to his escape. “I wandered the streets for six months and then I sought help,” she said, revealing that she has been in foster care ever since. On Friday, however, she was evicted, prompting her to jump into the sea. “I didn’t want to stay alive. A lady helped me with the bus tickets and I went direct Sea. I wanted to end everything, I had nothing at all, not even from my family because that man took everything from me, “he said.

Of the time he was adrift, he remembers little, but it will have been almost ten hours. “The man who rescued me from the middle of the sea told me I was unconscious, floating. Thank God I was alive, and he threw a buoy at me,” he said.

Angelica got in touch with her family, in Bogota, and steps have already been taken to return home. “I was born again, thank God. If I had had an opportunity or help, I would not have made that decision. Now I am very grateful because God wanted me to have a new opportunity to move forward,” he concluded.

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