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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