A six-month-old pregnant woman and her boyfriend died under a rock in Esposenda

Susana Gonçalves, aged 22, was six months pregnant and was sleeping with her boyfriend, Fabio David, of the same age, in a room on the 1st floor of a house located on Arthur Barros Lima, in Palmeiras de Faro, Esposende, when after a landslide, a large stone hit them. The couple died instantly.

Four more Susana’s relatives lived in the house, which consisted of a basement, ground floor and 1st floor. The mother, aged 40, her partner, aged 50, and her brothers, aged 2 and 12, were not affected. The family was in a state of shock and needed the support of INEM psychologists.

The bodies were discovered in the afternoon, about 12 hours after the alarm. Operations were hampered by the possibility of further landslides.

Also on Wednesday, the Esposende Chamber said the house is “licensed living space included in the 1994 distribution operation of 14 lots, the lot in question is number 9, which has permission to use, and the landslide area is partly within the same area.” “The licensing process for this property went smoothly and we are not aware of any complaints filed by the owner of this property regarding any situations that could put it at risk,” he concludes.

Rui Costa, Commander of the 2nd Civil Protection District, stressed that the causes of the tragedy would be investigated through an investigation carried out by several organizations. PJ was there.

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“So many wishes go unfulfilled”

This Wednesday, dozens of tributes to Susana and Fabio were made on social media.

“Eternal peace to these two young people,” lamented D. José Cordeiro, Archbishop of Braga. The Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, where Susana recently completed her nursing course, also deplored the tragedy. Mario Fernández, chairman of the Palmeira de Faro Parish Council, stressed that “so many wishes are yet to come true.”