The boat was part of an official commission and a health brigade. Surrounding communities joined together in the search for the missing people.
Relief agencies and troops from Battalion number 11 of the National Army are searching for two women missing due to the shipwreck of a boat in the waters of the Bojayá River, in the sector known as Canturrón.
The accident boat was part of an official commission and a Health brigade, which was returning from Alto Bojayá, after carrying out a verification of the confinement condition that affects an indigenous community in the sector, due to pressure from armed groups.
The caravan was also made up of an institutional health brigade.
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Communities surrounding the site of the accident joined the search for the two missing people, while a commission from the Mayor’s Office, head of the municipality’s Risk Management Office, traveled to the site of the shipwreck.
An indigenous leader from the area told what happened. “If I confirm, two girls have disappeared, the boat was going up this morning from Playa Blanca to Chanú, now in the morning as the river is big, the motorist pulled the whistle, it didn’t start, so he pulls the whistle, pulls the whistle , he pulled the whistle, but the engine didn’t start, so as you know in Playa Blanca that current is so strong, the river is big, it took everything away and now there in Caturral they turned around. We are searching there from this moment, we are worried”
Meanwhile, from the Choco Police command it is reported that a command of the National Navy is moving to the area to reinforce the search efforts.
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