2024-09-07 02:31:28
The procedure carried out by the Fire Department to rescue the body began in Las Condes and ended in Recoleta.
At the height of the Patronato Bridgein the commune of Recoletawas found on corpse of a man in it Mapocho River during the afternoon of this Tuesday.
The rescue of the lifeless body was carried out by Firefighterswho arrived at the place to perform the procedure. Later, they detailed that due to the high flowthe victim was dragged from the eastern sector up to that point.
Lieutenant of the 8th Fire Company, Jorge Ortizdetailed that “the alarm center of the Santiago Fire Department dispatched five machines to the corners of Isabel the Catholic with Tobalaba (in Las Condes), as a result of the report of a person in the riverbed.”
“The protocol associated with this type of emergency was activated and the machines were dispatched They were distributed in different bridges to be able to find the victim. Finally, they were able to find her in the area of Puente Patronato with Cardenal Caro,” he added.
Along the same lines, the lieutenant stated that “the river is currently at a significant flow rate, therefore it was difficult to find the victim, because advanced at high speed descending from the eastern sector“.
The Investigative Police (PDI) is carrying out various tests to determine the identity of the body found in the Mapocho River, which corresponds to “to a man between 40 and 45 years of age“and” does not sustain injuries attributable to third parties.”