One of the bodies of workers missing on Thursday (23) in a dam in the city of Treze de Mayo, south of Santa Catarina, was discovered this Friday (24) by the military fire department of the city of Tubarao.

Body found in south South Carolina dam after heavy rain – Photo: CBJV/Reproduction/ND

According to the CBMSC (Santa Catarina Military Fire Department), the men disappeared on Wednesday afternoon (22) at the dam. The search for workers continued until 5:30 pm on Friday (24).

After the disappearance, the rescue team had the support of a guide dog, a drone, a Saer helicopter (air police service) of the civil police, military police and the support of two divers who found one of the bodies near the crash site.

According to firefighters, access to the site was difficult due to the large amount of water flowing into the river. Since dawn, the region has already been punished by heavy rains.

The search for the second missing body continues this Saturday morning (25).