05/19/2021 10:12 AM
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Updated 05/19/2021 2:27 PM
The
migratory crisis
that has plagued Spain since Monday, with thousands of people trying to swim from Morocco to the city of Ceuta, generated a shocking image in the last hours.
It is that of a Civil Guard diver
holding a young baby
, whom he saved from drowning and who is fortunately out of danger.
The moving and powerful scene has already become one of the
most representative images of the diplomatic crisis
.
The images of the rescue work that are being carried out in Ceuta were released this Tuesday by the Armed Institute
through its social networks
.
In some cases, such as the image of the diver acting on the El Tarajal breakwater, these are
newborns or very young babies
.
It is known that the baby, who is barely two months old, is fortunately
in good condition
after being rescued from the water.
The agent's name is Juan Francisco
and he is a member of the Special Group for Underwater Activities of Ceuta.
In the image you can see how he is holding the baby, who is wearing pajamas, helped by a life preserver thrown at him by his companions.
GEAS and ARS civil guards save the lives of dozens of minors who arrived in Ceuta by sea with their families.
Photo: Twitter of the Civil Guard
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"The
baby was frozen, cold, he didn't gesticulate much
... it was a bit of a crazy day," said the diver in statements to the Herrera radio program in Cope.
He added that his job was to identify the most vulnerable people, those who were not going to be able to swim by their own means.
"They used toy floats and empty bottles, they threw themselves into the water whatever," he added, while saying that the baby's mother had thrown herself into the water with the child tied to her skirt, and that they immediately came to her rescue.
"
It was a bit traumatic,
" he said.
An agent of the GEAS civil guards with one of the minors who arrived in Ceuta by sea with their families.
Photo: Civil Guard Twitter
Asked about the baby's mother's situation, Juan Francisco affirmed that a colleague of his came to the aid of the woman, but that he could not say for sure how her situation had been resolved, since the situation was very chaotic at the time. .
"It was not only the children who needed help, but there were also
older people who
had a hard time
," he added.
The rescue of Juan Francisco was captured and disseminated, but it was not the only one.
A Red Cross volunteer saved the life of a baby
, just three weeks old, whose mother was holding him in her arms and was caught in the tumult of people who were next to the fence of the border breakwater.
The volunteer managed to take the child through a gap in the fence while the mother waited in a long line to enter, sources from the humanitarian organization informed the EFE agency.
Source: La Vanguardia and agencies
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