In the removal of the corpses, personnel from the Fire Brigade, Police, among other entities participated.
Cuenca
Two dead people were found in a lagoon of the Cajas National Park, located in the west of Cuenca, capital of Azuaya, this Thursday afternoon.
The Second Lieutenant of the Fire Department, Freddy Coronado, confirmed that the fatalities are two young people: a man of approximately 20 years old and a woman of 18. She were floating in the lagoon and around her were some clothing and backpacks.
He stated that an identity document was found but that was left in the hands of the National Police for investigations.
As for the rescue, he said that it was an area with difficult access and that the weather conditions were not the best, there was rain, a temperature of five degrees Celsius and a height of 4,000 meters above sea level.
The bodies were taken to the Cuenca Forensic Center around 5:45 p.m. and the arrival of the relatives of the dead youths was expected.
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The rescuers concentrated at kilometer 31 of the Cuenca-Molleturo road to enter the Burin lagoon, the site where the two bodies were found.
Getting there takes a little over an hour due to the difficult terrain.
Firefighters Lieutenant Jorge Guerrón reported that 8 of his companions left, 6 policemen from the Emergency Operations Group (GOE) and 16 Stage rangers.
He commented that the one who alerted about the presence of the bodies in the water was a fisherman who was there, but there were no more details because the process did not end. (I)
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