The body of a man was found this Saturday in water stuck in rocks near Porto dos Carneiros, in the municipality of Lagoa, on the island of São Miguel, in the Azores, the National Maritime Authority (AMN) said.
According to the ANM, the alarm, the cause of which is unknown, was sent at 9:35 local time (10:35 Lisbon time) to the Lisbon Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC Lisbon) from a submarine. fisherman who discovered a sunken body.
After the warning, “the crew of the Ponta Delgada rescue station and a team of divers from the Ponta Delgada volunteer fire department were immediately activated.”
The source said in a statement that a team of divers collected the body, which was transported by boat from the lifeguard station in Ponta Delgada, “where the health delegate pronounced death.”
“The body was later transported by Ponta Delgada volunteer firefighters to the Divino Espirito Santo Hospital,” he added.
Also at the scene were members of the local command of the Ponta Delgada Marine Police, the unit that took responsibility for the incident, and the Public Security Police (PSP).
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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