A water search for the US citizen, who has been missing since Friday, was suspended this Monday, the local commander of the Lagos NCIS told Lusa, indicating that they will continue to search only on land in the coming days.
“Today [segunda-feira] This is the first day that we have carried out underwater searches, which we have suspended after having examined the entire area of rocks and caves where the victim could be caught,” said Pedro Palma Lusa, adding that the search perimeter at sea covered about 1,400 meters.
A 27-year-old US citizen has been missing since Friday after diving off a cliff in the municipality of Vila do Bispo in the Algarve, with a diving operation starting today. [segunda-feira] in the morning, as earlier the conditions were unfavorable due to rough seas.
On Sunday, a group of Marine Police divers tried three times to find the missing young man next to the rock, but the state of the sea always prevented divers from conducting an underwater check, the local head of the Marine Police said. lakes.
According to Pedro Palma, searches at sea and under water will not be repeated, since the degree of uncertainty regarding the location of the body is very high, and from now on only ground searches will continue.
“In the coming days, we will continue to search for soil on the sand of nearby beaches – Martinhal, Zavial, Ingrina – with firefighters and the Marine Police patrolling,” the official concluded.
The man was walking with a man along the cliff between Praia do Barranco and Praia da Ingrina when he allegedly dived into the sea and eventually disappeared.
The report of the disappearance was received around 20:00 on Friday.
After the incident, the Psychological Service of the Marine Police provided support to the person who accompanied the victim.