Telma Barría Pinzón, consul of Panama in Bogotá, dies

(CNN Spanish) -

A group of firefighters found the bodies of the Panamanian consul in Bogotá, Telma Barría Pinzón and her husband in the waters of the Frío River in the department of Huila, Colombia, Captain Edison Fernández, delegate, told CNN department of the fire brigade.

The firefighters of the municipality of La Rivera received this Monday afternoon a notification from the neighbors about a car dragged by the sudden rising of the Frío River.

Five people were traveling in the vehicle, including Barría Pinzón and her husband.

Fernández, who was in charge of the operation, said that when they arrived at the place they found a white car anchored to a rock and began the search for the three occupants who were missing, since the other two people managed to get out of the car by their own means.

Fernández told CNN that this Tuesday at 6 am, local time, they found the consul's body about 700 meters from the vehicle and two hours later, they found her husband, who had been dragged by the current for almost two kilometers.

Foreign Ministry regrets the death of the Consul of Panama in Colombia and her husband.

We send our solidarity to your family, colleagues and friends in this difficult time

- Colombian Foreign Ministry (@CancilleriaCol) March 2, 2021

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia sent a message about what happened on its Twitter account.

«The Ministry of Foreign Affairs regrets the death of the Panamanian Consul in Colombia and her husband.

We send our solidarity to his family, colleagues and friends at this difficult time.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Panama issued a statement: «The Foreign Ministry regrets the death of our consular attaché for the last 14 years in Bogotá, Telma Barría Pinzón, whose vehicle was swept away by a storm surge during a family outing on the Frío de Colombia".

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