Tourist drowned while bathing in Tayrona Park

A tragic event occurred this weekend in the Tayrona National Natural Park, located at Santa Marta, or a man lost his life after diving into the waters. Despite the fact that people who attended the event tried to help, after denouncing the lack of expert personnel in such emergencies, the man ultimately died.

The 33-year-old Colombian, originally from the city of Bogotá, and identified as Cesar Augusto BolañoHe arrived on the beaches of Magdalena’s most important destination to spend a sunny afternoon in the company of his loved ones, but he never imagined what would happen.

According to the versions of tourists who witnessed the fateful event, the man was in the spa located in the area of ​​Cabo San Juan, accompanied by some relatives, when suddenly he could not return to landApparently due to a cramp suffered while swimming in the sea as well as the strong water currents that were occurring.

Local media reported that some rescuers had tried to save the man, but a citizen denounced on social media that this information was false because there was no rescuer presence at the scene, indeed, according to his. story, it was about the citizens themselves. who were responsible for trying to save the lord.

“A young man drowned, at that time there was no rescuer, a nurse, a float and not a rope. My brother with me, and a person from Argentina, we tried to help the one who was drowning, it’s not like they said there was someone, it’s a lie “, assured the man through a video.

Furthermore, the witness also confirmed that it was the same tourists present at the scene, who, by tying their personal effects, attempted to help the man as the medical staff arrived.

“I can testify that there was no one there. People had to attach towels and shirts to make a lifeline to him. At that time no one arrived, after 20 minutes a nurse arrived who did not have the necessary equipment to save him. “, denounced in the same video.

Video of the witness’s complaint:

In videos posted to social media, the man is seen in the sand on a stretcher as dozens of tourists wait for a lifeguard to arrive, but the passage of time was so long that the man died by the sea.

In this regard, there have been criticisms of the presence of lifeguards on these beaches in Colombia to prevent cases like the one in Bogota from happening again, since the Natural National Parks, the entity that currently manages the place, does not There was no expert staff in the place of management of risky situations. What is incredible about this matter is that every visitor has to pay obligatory “accident and rescue insurance” when entering the protected area.

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