Penelope Canonico
12/13/2020 18:36
Clarín.com
Society
Updated 12/13/2020 6:36 PM
The harrowing search for Guido Orlando, the 23-year-old DJ who disappeared while kayaking with a friend on the artificial lake in the Vistas private neighborhood of the Puertos del Lago complex in Escobar, could have news for the next few hours.
This is due to a physiological issue (48 hours of submersion were completed) and because two areas were delimited where the raking tasks were intensified with
11 boats simultaneously.
The first was the one that had been determined on Friday, compared to lots 1,2 and 3, based on data from a lifeguard who detected a package under water.
The second is the one marked by the sniffer dog Ringo, a Labrador who participated in the operation where the body of Santiago Maldonado was found in the Chubut River: the area in front of lots 4, 5 and 6.
The place where the accident occurred is a tosquera.
It is a deep well, without current, which rises to the sides and has a kind of steps: the first one goes down four meters, the second 10 and the third 15. The vegetation of algae, reeds and nettles abounds and the presence of muddy bottoms.
As revealed by the partner who managed to survive, they were aboard a recreational kayak
without protective life jackets
at the time of the event.
Guido Orlando in the kayak, shortly before the tragic accident.
For the researchers, the fact that there is no current is an advantage and that is why they rule out that the body has moved from the place where it fell.
However, searching on a muddy, stepped surface is disadvantageous because it prevents a clear view.
A cousin of the DJ from the Caballito neighborhood referred to the lack of measures in the organization of the country.
"
In my opinion, it lacks regulations that guarantee safety.
How do they enable a place where they do not have a rubber for these emergencies or a boat that goes around to check if there is any boat that does not comply with the regulations?", Asked Julián. to enforce the regulation, friends of the family said.
According to sources from the neighborhood association, the current protocol in the neighborhood is restrictive and
only enables sailing sports
.
The authorization to carry out rowing activities, such as kayaking, would be interpreted implicitly as well as the permission to carry out nautical activity without a motor.
It is not expressly written and there is no lifeguard service.
Swimming and the use of motors are prohibited because they pollute the lake with the fuel they emanate.
In the event of detecting violations of the coexistence regulations, the disciplinary court intervenes, which can apply financial penalties.
Likewise, the protocol determines that the complaint must be presented to the guard in order for the Civil Defense, Firefighters and Police to intervene.
“We just want him to show up to understand what happened.
We have no explanation.
All of this hit us very hard.
We hope that Guido, such a good kid, finds consolation in his paternal grandmother who died on July 20 from coronavirus, "Alejandro Orlando told
Clarín
and highlighted the effort placed in the search operation.
Guido Orlando, the 23-year-old DJ who fell into a lake at the Puertos complex in Escobar.
“
My nephew went down like a coin
.
We deduce that he hit himself with the kayak or the paddle because he did not ask for help, ”says his uncle.
The explanation of the overturning that Guido's partner gave his mother coincides with the story told by a neighbor on the shore who is in front of the accident site.
In addition, the young man, who had gone to the country to eat a barbecue, could swim.
The neighborhood is inhabited by approximately 120 families.
Escobar's mayor, Ariel Sujarchuk, is one of many residents.
“It is important to be aware of prevention measures.
Just as we understood that the seat belt is necessary to circulate on public roads,
the lifeguard must be so on the waterway
.
It is a cultural battle that we owe ourselves as a society ”, he reflected when consulted by
Clarín
.
The cause was left to Claudio Aundjian.
The Prosecutor's Office No. 5 of Escobar will initiate the investigation to verify the authorization, mechanisms and security protocols that exist in the neighborhood so that people can ride in canoes, boats or kayaks.
EMJ
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