A device of some 70 people are looking for someone under 13 since this morning As confirmed by his father to the director general of Emergency Situations of the Riojan Government, Salvador Díez, on the river Ebro, while crossing the Rincón de Soto (La Rioja) where he went to take a bath with some friends and did not know how to swim.
Díez made these statements to reporters along with Miguel Ángel Sáenz, spokesperson for the Civil Guard in La Rioja. He disappeared yesterday afternoon after bathing in the river with friends in a place known as “sardine beach”.
The circumstances under which the disappearance of this teenager took place are not yet known. and the action is now focused on his quest.
The Director of Emergency Situations detailed that information was received at midnight SOS Rioja’s warning that this little boy was lost in the river, and that all resources of the regional government were mobilized to initiate the search and locate the teenager as soon as possible.
Firefighters have been surrounding the entire area since 1:30 this Wednesday, unable to provide good visibility during the night, but in the morning they used a sonar and an underwater camera to find the little one.
Díez noted that the place of disappearance is an area where young people usually go to take a bath, from Rincón de Soto, about 60 kilometers from Logroño.
“It’s not a very dangerous area, although there are some eddies, the greatest depth is between 5 and 6 meters in the middle of the river,” he added.
Sáenz insisted that “there is a missing child” is the priority, and then an investigation will be launched to clarify the facts that “all available resources” have been mobilized.
María Marrodán, Government delegate in La Rioja, told reporters: she used to play and bathe in the Ebro river with other children her age, “Under what conditions” the disappearance might have occurred, depending on what was being researched in its surroundings.
Firefighters, Civil Protection technicians, Riojan Government General Directorate of Biodiversity staff and a helicopter on behalf of the Civil Guard, mountain crews, dog guides and a Special Group are also expected to participate in this search operation. Underwater Activities (GEAS). EFE.