The man found dead early this Wednesday evening (29 years old) in the waters of the Itajaí Azú River in Indaial, in the Itajaí Valley, has been identified as Wilson Giacomozzi, 60 years old. According to volunteer firefighters, the body was located about 3 km from where the canoe he was in with his son capsized on Sunday morning (26).

Indaial volunteer firefighters have been working since Sunday (26) to locate the men who went missing while crossing a significant depth of the Itajai-Azú River by canoe – Photo: Indaial volunteer firefighters/Disclosure/ND

To the report no date +Indian Volunteer Fire Department Commander Evandro Vinotti said the body was found in a deep place with a lot of rocks. The point on the river where Wilson’s body was already part of the Encano Baisho area.

The place where the canoe capsized is suitable for training. rafting

According to Vinotti, where the boat capsized, there are small islands in the middle of the river with currents flowing through them. There really is a suitable place for studying. raftinga sport based on rapid descent using inflatable boats and safety equipment.

“To give you an idea, this point on the river at Indaial, as well as other points higher up, such as Apiuna, are known as the best rafting spots in Santa Catarina. There is a very strong current there,” the commander said.

Search continues as Wilson’s son goes missing

Information about the farewell ceremony for Wilson has not yet been disclosed. Rodrigo Teixeira Giacomozzi, who was also on the ship, remains missing and the search will continue this Thursday (30) until the end of the day.

Unlike the operations carried out in previous days, the weather is good, but the water level in the river is still above normal. Searches are currently being carried out only by teams from the Indayal volunteer corporation.

“We have divers, boats and also a corporate drone. (…) We believe that the son’s body is below the point where we found the body yesterday,” concludes Commander Vinotti.