One dead and five missing in a rafting accident in Costa Rica – Internationale

One person from died and five disappeared this Saturday after an accident rafting in a river on the Pacific coast of the country reported the Red Cross Central American country

"Fourteen tourists and three guides were aboard three rafts and a kayaker was in the Naranjito River, at Quepos de Puntarenas, when the accident occurred. produced at 18:18 ", told AFP Alexander Morales, chief of the guard of the San Jose Red Cross.

"We knew the balance of one dead, 12 saved and five missing ," he said. ] The nationality of the victims was still unknown on Saturday night.

Rafting is one of the favorite activities of tourists in Costa Rica. Watercourses are currently cultivated by rains during the rainy season (May to November).

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