Search for missing man in Ilhabela (SP) reaches seventh day
The search for a man missing at sea, in Ilhabela (SP), on the north coast of São Paulo, completes seven days this Sunday (31). The missing man and a woman suffered a jet-ski accident, last Sunday (24), during a party and did not return to the party.
Bruna Damaris Sant'anna da Silva, aged 26, was rescued alive after spending two days adrift at sea off the coast of São Paulo, last Tuesday (26), and has already been discharged from hospital.
Video: see the moment a woman is rescued after a jet ski ride in SP
Searches continue
GBMar (Maritime Fire Brigade), responsible for the searches, reported that three vessels were made available for this sixth day, two boats and a speedboat, totaling eight soldiers.
The Brazilian Navy will also operate with two vessels, manned by seven military personnel, in addition to the use of an aircraft to support search actions.
Dheorge's sister, Lorrane Pereira, has published videos on her social networks, asking people not to give up the search.
"Let's continue with the prayers, this chain is helping a lot to keep us here firm, hopeful. May everything go well tomorrow, may we find him alive or not, but may we find him so that we can have a little peace, may we be able to remain firm", said Lorrane.
So far, teams have only confirmed the location of a life jacket that belonged to the missing man.
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Bruna and Gheorge were participating in a get-together on the beach together with a group of friends when, around 4pm last Sunday (24), they went for a ride on a watercraft, without informing a defined destination. Soon after, they were no longer seen.
Dheoge even published a video riding the jet ski before disappearing.
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The fire teams, together with the PM's Eagle Helicopter, managed to locate the following day, on Monday afternoon (25), part of the jet-ski sunk in the water. This contributed to delimiting a more precise search area.
Woman who was adrift for 42 hours details accident in Ilhabela (SP)
According to reports from those involved to GBMar, the cell phone of one of the victims was located inside the watercraft with a low battery charge, but with no signal from the victims.
On Tuesday, Bruna was found alive near Ilha do Tamanduá, in Caraguatatuba.
The young woman was finally located around Tuesday morning (26) between the vicinity of Búzios Island and Tamanduá Island, at a distance of approximately 18 to 22 kilometers from the original starting point.
*Under the supervision of Beto Souza
Source: CNN