The Coast Guard Team which has been diving in the New River in Orange Walk has suspended their search for the retrieval of the body of the second young man who went missing after going swimming on Monday afternoon.
The body of his friend, 21 year-old Carlos Reyes, was found on Tuesday after an intensive search. Right now, however, there is concern that this other young man may never be found and given the difficulty that the Coast Guard are having.
We've been informed that because the Coast Guard's first 2 days have been met with no success, they've temporarily suspended their diving searches. We understand that the authorities are waiting for the body to surface on it's own, since it has been submerged for over 48 hours now. The Deputy Commander of Orange Walk tells the press that they have not given up on finding this still unidentified young man.
As we told you, 3 young men, including 21 year-old Carlos Reyes, went swimming in the New River, and residents tried to warn them that a crocodile had been seen in that part of the river in the past. They ignored the warning, and one of the young saw the crocodile lurking nearby. He got out and tried to warn his friends, but 2 of them didn't resurface. A few hours later, Reyes body was retrieved from the River.
Email
Print