The model Caroline Bittencourt, who died at the age of 37 after an alleged drowning

Brazilian model Caroline Bittencourt died at the age of 37 years.

According to many reports, Caroline would have spent a catamaran at sea after an unexpected storm hit Sao Paulo on Sunday, April 28th. The strength of 25 km / h winds projected the model into the ocean. Her husband, Jorge Sestini, plunged after her to try to save her life, but it was too late.

Sestini was saved three hours later. However, they were unable to find Caroline's body until it drifted 14 km from where it disappeared Monday afternoon.

Some media reported that the model was dead while she was trying to save her two dogs from rushing waters, but authorities and family members say these rumors are false, the newspaper said. The sun. "Jorge has said that a wave has hit the edge of the boat and that the strength of it and the strong winds have unbalanced Carol and she has fallen to the water", her father, Orley Bittencourt, explained in an interview Monday. "He begged her to stay calm because he was coming for her."

Orley adds, "But he could see her disappearing under the water and he could not reach it when the storm was separating them." He searched for my daughter for over three hours and lost sight of the boat. . "

In a statement to The sunWagner Goulart de Souza, port captain of São Sebastião, said: "We were informed that only two people were on board.

Caroline is survived by her husband, Jorge, whom she married in January, and her daughter Isabella, 17. "We are grateful for the support and loving messages we have received from Carol's friends and fans," the 17-year-old wrote on Instagram.

Our thoughts are with the Sestini and Bittencourt families.