Another case of drowning was recorded on the northern coast of Santa Catarina. Three young people, two 18-year-olds and a 16-year-old teenager, were swept away by the reverse current to Atalaya Beach, near the piers, in Itajai, on Saturday night (28).

Last week, firefighters rescued victims in the same place – Photo: Military Fire Brigade / Disclosure / ND

The fire brigade was called to rescue the drowned. The initial information came from two people who were carried away by the reverse current to Atalaya Beach in Itajai.

Two fire trucks, an ambulance and an autopump arrived at the scene.

Firefighters entered the water and, guided by people who were at the scene, headed to where the victims were last seen.

Due to the fact that this happened at night, the room was dark, which made work difficult. Two of the victims, who were in danger, were rescued from the reverse current by the forces of the brigades.

However, during the rescue, both wondered where their friend was, who would also be caught in the reverse current.

Firefighters remained in the water, conducting surface searches and diving in and out of the red flag zone. The boy was not found.

The rescued victims, aged 18 to 16, were taken by ambulance from the fire station to the Marieta Konder Bornhausen hospital, where they were cared for by the medical team on duty.

Around midnight from Saturday to Sunday (29), the body of the third victim emerged from the water already with no signs of life.

The military police and the IML were involved. According to the fire department, the body was identified as that of a friend of the other two victims who went missing.

Second case in less than a week

Last Wednesday (25) three more people were rescued from drowning in the same place, also at night.

A 23-year-old pregnant woman was rescued by other swimmers. The other two were in the surf and were swept away by the current.

The other two victims were men, one 38 years old, the other 45 years old. Both were conscious and reported not drinking water. They remained on the shore after the rescue.

Guidelines

• Swimming during lifeguard hours (8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.)
• Swimming next to an activated lifeguard station
• Red flags signal risk, usually rip currents.
• Swim away from red flags.
• When checking that someone is drowning, call for help. If you have something floating or a rope, toss it to the victim, but don’t put yourself at risk as it could be another victim.
• In case of emergency call 193