After three consecutive days of search and rescue work by sea and air, Units of the National Navy have recovered seven bodies without life, which apparently belong to the shipwrecked boat that covered the route Capurganá - Sapzurro, in the department of Chocó, with irregular migrants on board.
Yesterday, a Rapid Reaction Unit of the Urabá Coastguard Station, which was conducting inspections of the area, recovered two lifeless bodies floating in the sea, in the sector known as Terrón de Azúcar, between Capurganá and Acandí, in the waters of the Gulf of Urabá, in the department of Chocó.
The National Navy made the coordination with the Judicial Police, for the delivery of the bodies, in the municipality of Acandí, in the department of Choco.
In recent hours, men of the National Navy managed to find a body of a minor of age in Capurganá, and four other bodies, on the beach known as Cabopino Roa, a rocky and difficult to access zone. At this moment the coordination with the Judicial Police, for the lifting of the bodies takes placve..
The search and rescue operation continues. The Navy reminds the importance of taking preventive safety measures when boarding maritime transport and reaffirms the availability 24 hours a day of the line 146 to report any emergency situation that may arise at sea.
Source: Caribbean Naval Force
