The boat sank after a change in weather and strong winds
Three people were rescued this Saturday 27, after around twenty hours of drifting in the Parana Riverin the city of President Epitácioinside São Paulo.
According to information from São Paulo Fire Departmenta boat with three fishermen sank following sudden changes in weather, which generated violent winds.
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The ship’s crew were found clinging to life jackets. According to firefighters, the castaways were “conscious and oriented,” but physically exhausted and dehydrated.
“What did he do? (the boat) It turned around, we hung on to the edges, but it was terrible. It was a feeling I never want to feel again in my life, (stay) “drifting,” one of the survivors said in a video posted by firefighters on social media.
After the rescue, the three people were transported to health units to receive medical treatment and, according to firefighters, they are doing well.
To reach the castaways, boats and an eagle helicopter from the São Paulo military police were used.
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