Firefighters detail difficulties in rescuing submerged car in SP

A car fell into the Tamanduateí River and was completely submerged after an accident involving three vehicles on Avenida do Estado, central region of São Paulo. The incident took place around 4:30 am this Monday (25) and, so far, one death has been confirmed. According to CNN's investigation, the victim was a man who was not wearing a seat belt in the driver's seat.

According to Leandro Soares, captain of CBPMESP (Fire Department of the Military Police of the State of São Paulo), the first teams arrived at the scene expecting to find a conventional accident situation, but were faced with a more complex scenario than usual.

According to Leandro, at the point where the car fell, the depth was greater than normal, which made the teams' work significantly difficult. "This river, most of the year, is lower, the soldiers would be able to enter by stepping on the ground, with water up to their shins. Today, the point where the vehicle fell, was a little deeper", explained the captain.

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Leandro reports that when firefighters arrived, only one wheel of the vehicle was visible above the water surface. Of the three vehicles involved in the accident, two remained on the road and their occupants, a couple in one of the cars and a driver in the other, refused help. "All three are well, physically well", said Leandro Soares.

The rescue operation on Monday morning mobilizes at least seven vehicles and 22 soldiers. Given the difficulty in moving the vehicle, the Fire Department also activated a CET winch, with greater load capacity and a two-meter boom, to assist in removing the car.

"As the vehicle is submerged, the loads are very heavy. Moving becomes difficult. So we need larger, more robust equipment", explained Captain Soares.

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Searches carried out in the surrounding area and analysis of camera images indicated that no one left the car after the fall, which led firefighters to conclude that there was at least one occupant. "We can't determine whether there are one or more occupants," he said.

Regarding the need for divers, Leandro Soares explained that the depth of the point did not require the use of diving equipment. Two professionals were already in the river anchoring the vehicle, while two others were preparing to descend and access the interior of the car, the make and model of which had not been identified at the time of writing this report.

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