Both victims entered the La Plata River in a prohibited area, with no lifeguards around, and swam away from the coast.
A tragedy occurred this Sunday when a man from 40 years old drowned on the coast of Vicente López. Next to him, a minor was swimming who had to be assisted and was hospitalized.
The incident occurred in an area of the coastal promenade of Vicente López very busy. Despite the prohibition to enter the Río de la Plata since there are no lifeguards, both the fatal victim as other people began to swim and went quite far from the coast, witnesses said.
The 14-year-old girl was taken to the hospital. Bernardo Houssay by Vicente López and then transferred to San Fernando where she was hospitalized.
Tragedy in Vicente López: what it says in the official report
The official report indicates that the victim was a man who “in breach of the prohibition of the rules and disregarding the signs, would have entered the waters of the Río de la Plata. Losing his life and endangering that of his family“.
The statement indicates that the victim He was “approximately 40 years old” and next to him was rescued “a young woman of about 14 years old who was transferred alive to the party hospital (by Vicente López) where stabilized and its transfer to the municipality of San Fernando was approved.
The incident occurred at the intersection of the San Martín street and the Costero promenadewhere a security operation was mounted after 5:30 p.m., in which members of the Argentine Naval Prefecture (PNA), the Buenos Aires police and the Vicente López municipal patrol.
“The municipality of Vicente López remembers that It is prohibited to bathe on the banks of the Río de la Platain order to preserve the health of its neighbors and prevent the risk of drowning due to the currents, wells and irregular channels that it has“.
Source: Ambito
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