translated from Spanish: Four kayakers died in a lake in Santa Cruz from a wind storm

Daniel Barría (34), president of the local Deliberative Council, his brother Javier Barría (30), policeman with a fire service, Elsa Raquel Martínez (49) and Marianelle Bosseo (26), died in the accident that occurred in the area of “Bahía El Griego” on yesterday afternoon, although the search was extended until after this noon, with the discovery of the fire brigade and diver , confirmed to Télam by police sources. Police began the search last 15.30, after being alerted that “a family” had suffered “an accident” on Lake Cardiel, 80 kilometers from the city of Governor Gregores located in the center of Santa Cruz, 424 kilometers from the capital, Río Gallegos.At first the troops rescued three people who participated in the promenade : Claudio Barría, deputy of the Front of All – brother of Daniel and Javier-, Mateo Barría (8) and John Maximiliano Hoffmann, son of Elsa Martínez, while he found the body of Councilman Barría.At 2.40 this morning were found on the shores of the lake the bodies of Martínez and Bossio.De the other three rescued from the waters of the Cardiel, Hoffmann is the only one who remains internal , “in shock but without risk of life”, police sources informed this agency. Witnesses recounted that when the storm that flipped the boats “some threw themselves away to save a baby.” Neighbors of Governor Gregores, Puerto San Julian and Commander Luis Piedra Buena convened through social media to collaborate during the early morning in the search that was in charge of local and provincial police and fire divisions, together with the National Gendarmerie.On February 9th the diver and firefighter Barría had participated in the operation that culminated after six days with the discovery of the body of the teenager Tomás Alegre (17) in the Santa Cruz River , in Commander Luis Piedra Buena.” A lot of luck Javier Barría, proud of you and all the boys who trained to help in another way”, had shared the deputy Claudio Barría the live broadcast of that search carried out by Tuhora Piedra Buena on the social network Facebook.Lake Cardiel, with a length of 25 kilometers, has an area of approximately 400 square kilometers and an average depth of 49 meters.

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