01/13/2021 18:37
Clarín.com
Society
Updated 01/13/2021 6:55 PM
A 67-year-old man drowned when he was swept away by the current of the Manso River, 70 kilometers from Bariloche, in the province of Río Negro,
when he was trying to cross the watercourse while fishing.
The fact was known this Wednesday, but it occurred on Tuesday when the man identified as Raul Horacio Beron -
who traveled on vacation from the capital of Neuquén
- was fishing in that place,
along with his grandson
and a group of people, and tried to cross the river,
whose current dragged him away.
According to local media, the grandson and the group of friends lost sight of the man and immediately requested help from the police personnel, who minutes later arrived at the scene with divers from the Naval Prefecture (PNA) of the city of Bariloche.
The Manso River is born on the slopes of Cerro Tronador and crosses through Bariloche.
Finally, during the afternoon, the Prefectura divers found the man's body and then he was transferred to the judicial morgue.
In this regard, Oscar Zapata, the deputy commissioner of police station 12 of El Bolsón, confirmed that
"the man tried to ford the river when he was swept away by the current."
The Manso River is a natural water course that originates on the slopes of the Tronador hill and flows south into Argentine territory, until finally crossing the border into Chile, where it empties into the Puelo River.
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