They find a couple who survived eight days lost in the Nevado del Tolima – Other Cities – Colombia

After several days of searching, relief agencies managed to locate a young couple who had been reported missing in the snowy Tolimawhen on a long journey they tried to reach the municipality of Salento, Quindío.

They entered that mountainous area through the village of Juntas, in Ibagué, but on the way things got complicated due to persistent rains and low temperatures that made the journey difficult.

“Fortunately, we managed to communicate with the young people who had been missing for 8 days in the Nevado del Tolima“, affirmed César Gutiérrez, secretary of Environment and Risk Management in Ibagué

They are Natalia Rojas and Andrés Quimbayo Casas, both 27 years old, who on February 24 began a journey in Ibagué to try to reach the municipality of Salento, Quindío.

Natalia Rojas and Andrés Quimbayo Casas, both 27 years old, began a journey in Ibagué on February 24 to try to reach the municipality of Salento, Quindío.

“My daughter is fine and I thank God and the rescue team of the Ibagué Mayor’s Office who found her safe and sound

On Monday, February 28, their relatives informed the authorities that they had lost all cell phone communication with them, so they asked for help looking for them.

Residents of the area and even students joined the search efforts of the relief agencies, and it is believed that this Wednesday they will return to Ibagué, where they are awaited by their parents and relatives.

Marta Flores, mother of Natalia Rojas, said: “My daughter is fine and I thank God and the rescue team from the Ibagué Mayor’s Office who found her safe and sound.”

The Secretary of Environment and Risk Management in Ibagué pointed out that traveling or climbing that peak at more than 5,000 meters high, between Tolima and Quindío, becomes complicated by the constant rains and low temperatures of these months.

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Miracle in Colombia: baby survived, without fractures, a fall from the 7th floor - Colombia

An 8-month-old baby fell from the seventh floor of a residential building located in the municipality of Solitude, Atlantic. The little boy would have fallen into the void after leaning on a grid of the balcony of the house, which burst.

After falling from a height of approximately 20 meters onto a space covered with grass and asphalt, the minor was immediately transferred to a medical center to be evaluated, however, the doctors were surprised to find no injury.

Jairo Quiroz, director of the Reina Catalina Clinic, in Barranquillaassured in an interview with Noticias Caracol that the baby is fine and apparently came out of the accident unharmed.

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“A fall from the seventh floor does not correlate to what the child presents. The child is fine. […] He was assessed by pediatric surgery, which found absolutely nothing, neurosurgery and children’s orthopedists either. They find only a linear fracture,” Quiroz explained in said interview.

For her part, the baby’s mother assured the same media outlet that her son “was born again.” “This is a miraclehis father and I are giving glory to God,” he added.

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The administration of the residential complex of Soledad, Atlántico, where this case was recorded, assured that it will carry out the corresponding maintenance to avoid accidents such as the one that occurred with this baby.

Survived another crash of boats in the Magdalena River - Other Cities - Colombia

Less than a month from tragic accident in the Magdalena riverat the height of the municipality of Magangué, where 5 minors and one adult diedafter the collision of two boats, there is again a sinister in this river.

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The National Navy assisted the emergency in the general area of ​​Magangué, on the Magdalena River, district of Madrid.

“This emergency was generated by the collision of a consignment type cargo boat and a boat in which 8 children, 16 adults and 20 older adults were mobilized. The National Navy through the 20th Marine Infantry Battalion, the Police and community attended the emergency, and with two river units, and arrived at the scene and rescued all of these people alive”, reported Colonel Gonzalo Andrés Torres Betancourt, second commander of the Marine Infantry Brigade.

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The collision caused the passengers to fly several meters before falling into the brisk waters of the Magdalena. Fortunately for the shipwrecked, the ships of the National Navy arrived soon.

The senior official assured that 12 people, who were affected, were taken to nearby health centers, including a child, two adults and 9 older adults, including 5 women who were pregnant.

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