The Civil Guard and firefighters of the Community of Madrid This morning they located the lifeless body of the 18-year-old young man, as reported by the spokesperson for the Madrid Command. The location of the young man has occurred before 11:00 a.m. by the Special Group of Underwater Activities (GEAS) of the armed institute. Now the judge must proceed to remove the body and the agents will communicate the news to the relatives. This had disappeared while He bathed in the San Juan reservoir, in an area called Playa del Muro, in San Martín de Valdeiglesias, in Madrid. About the 3:00 p.m., four young people warned to the emergency services that his friend had gone into the water, but had not come out and although They tried to look for him, They didn’t make it.
Drones were used to search for the young man
After the emergency notification, the Service Operational Center (COS) of the Madrid Civil Guard Command A search device was deployed. Members of the Special Underwater Activities Group (GEAS) have participated in this, a group of divers who They have searched approximately 1,000 square meters surface and the search had resumed this morning. The operations were carried out through 40 minute dives and up to 20 meters deep in some waters at 13 °C.
Two water rescue teams of firefighters have carried out the surface search of the waters of this swamp by boats. Furthermore, they used drones to fly over the area. A team from Summa-112 and another from the Red Cross, in addition to the Local Police of San Martín de Valdeiglesias and the Local Police of Pelayos de la Presa, also traveled to the swamp, which remains cordoned off. The Civil Guard considers drowning as the cause of the event.
Image of some security devices searching for the young man missing in the San Juan swamp
Rain and poor visibility made operations difficult
The civil Guard He was searching until 10:20 p.m. this Wednesday and has resumed activity this Thursday, also with drones. The great depth of the area, together with the Poor visibility of it and the rains, made it difficult enormously the work of security agents. Both Playa del Muro and the pier were closed to the public after the incident.
Seven people have drowned in the San Juan reservoir in the last 17 years
The San Juan swamp has taken its toll the lives of seven people since 2007, including the 18-year-old whose body was found this Thursday. The last of them, before this event, was a 10 year old girl who drowned after disappearing in this swamp. The search for this was carried out for six days by an operation led by the Civil Guard.
