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At 12:00 pm today, the Central Office of the ECU-911 received the warning of the disappearance of a woman of Swiss nationality who would have left with a group of people to perform trekking in the area of ​​ Quilotoa Lagoon . This caused concern among the residents, who warned the authorities to conduct the respective search

Of the emergency system the search was coordinated with the National Police and the Department of National Defense. Fire Pujilí who reportedly found the woman, about 70 years old, in a stream near the lagoon. The incident allegedly took place outside the protected area

For the extraction of the body, the firefighters used a vertical rescue equipment integrated by ropes, carabiners, a basket lifejackets, harnesses and life-saving equipment. The difficulty of the ground caused the body's recovery to last about an hour with 15 minutes, according to a report from ECU-911.

Once saved, the body was transferred to the morgue of General Cemetery of Latacunga ] where it remains until the corresponding legal procedures and the notice to the 39, Embbady for the repatriation of the mortal remains of Adriana T., who was identified at the time of the legal proceedings.

The Office of the Prosecutor opened an investigation process to determine the causes of the accident and the conditions under which it was registered. This is the first such accident recorded in the Kilotopamba area, located near the Quilotoa Lagoon. (MCH)