The beginning of the death trial is confusing A 14-year-old girl drowned when she got trapped in a siphon in Madrid. Cares River doing a canoe raft activity with other colleagues from Castillo de Layos de Comillas camp on July 3, 2020. “We didn’t know there was a risk of getting trapped,” said the owner of the Canoe Trophy adventure. The company Jesús Madrazo, to which they subcontract this activity through an intermediary H2O. However, when passing the “Monolith”, a large rock that divided the river where Ana died, precautions had to be taken: the canoes had to pass slowly, one at a time and from the right.
The group consisted of 18 young people, as well as two leisure instructors from Layos Camp and another client who came with his eight-year-old daughter. All accounted for three Kano Trophy workers They admitted on Monday before Judge María Paz González-Tascón, president of the 3rd Criminal Court of Oviedo: They lacked the competence to land in Aksu. They also had no knowledge of first aid: someone took an online courseand they didn’t know the protocol in case of an accident. New hire Alfredo Gutiérrez -verbally-had gone down the river as a user. Since Borja Berdial was a fisherman, he knew the river a little better. Gustavo Sáiz, the most experienced, hI went with customers, but in small groups. I became a guide for the first time.
Sáiz opened the group. Since he did not see the little girl’s father as very knowledgeable, he decided to go with the eight-year-old girl. After passing the “Monolith” he stayed in the still water to ensure everyone got out safely. However, a canoe hit him and threw him out. Out of the corner of his eye he saw how one of the canoes capsized. When he was able to return, he tried to help two children who had fallen into the water, not seeing how the canoe of the deceased and his friend capsized. Another minor helped him. They also did not see the other “monitors” that were behind the sinking. “We passed by there but didn’t see anything”they assured. When they met about 300 meters down, they asked if anyone was missing. “The little boy’s own friend said no one was missing, and the Layos supervisor doubted he attended the event because he had a stomach ache,” Sáiz said. But eventually they missed it and panic ensued. Eight to ten vital minutes had passed.
Sáiz searched desperately for the little boy. He turned to the “Monolith” and thought he saw the girl. Five or six times he jumped into the crack and tried to catch it, but without success.. They tried to call but there was no coverage. They decided to complete the journey to seek help. They were unaware that the highway from Las Arenas to Panes (AS-114) was right there, which could perhaps hasten the arrival of emergencies. Firefighters refused to go in for the minor, the flush was too dangerous. GEAS’s action was decisive.
Madrazo assured:He laughed, saying there was no risk because the little ones were surfing and were used to capsizing.. The difficulty of the point where the fatal accident occurred was 2nd degree (ignition), but an expert suggests that it was 3rd degree (fast and strong currents). Madrazo tried to make it clear that his company is located in Cantabria, where the requirements for this type of company are more lax than in Asturias. And he assured me that while he wasn’t proficient in whitewater descent, he was proficient in canoeing.
The prosecutor accuses Madrazo and the “onlookers” of reckless murder and is seeking a four-year prison sentence. In the private lawsuit filed by the parents of the dead girl, under the legal instructions of Gonzalo de la Torre, a three-year prison sentence is requested for Madrazo and a one-year prison sentence for his employees. And there is a fifth defendant named Pelayo de Gregorio, who is in charge of the Comillas camp. He assured that they rely on professionals like H2O company to plan their activities. “They said it was not dangerous. We informed the parents about the activities. There were no accidents until it happened to the deceased,” he said. And in 2018, he denied that a young boy who injured his leg during the descent told him he almost drowned.