The third day of searching for a US citizen who went missing on Friday after diving off a cliff in Vila do Bispo ended without results, the Lagos Harbor Master said at 7:50 p.m.
During the day, a group of NCIS divers tried three times to find the missing young man, 27, next to the rock, but the state of the sea always prevented the divers from conducting an underwater check, Commander Pedro Da said. Palma to Lusa agency.
The same source explained that the searches were also carried out by sea with the help of the Portuguese Navy (NRP) Sagitário and the Lagos Rescue Station ship, and by land with the participation of units of the Maritime Police and the fire brigade of Vila do Bispo. , on the beaches of Zavial and Barranco, in Vila do Bispo, in the district of Faro, but the location of the victim has not been established.
“We tried to make three dives, but they were all aborted for safety reasons, because the sea is still very rough,” the captain of the port of Lagos justified, stressing that in the first two days the search also had the support of the ether, which this Sunday did not integrate device.
Pedro da Palma added that on Monday, when the search resumes after sunrise, “we will try diving again” because “for the last three days, searches have already been carried out by air, by sea and by land, and the only plan that has not yet been tested , is underwater.
The harbor captain of Lagos stressed that the surf was intense in the area of the cliff where the young man jumped into the water and “the victim could have been trapped in some cave or cavern” underwater.
“Only diving can test this possibility, but for this you need to have favorable sea conditions,” he noted, noting that there is also the possibility that the sea dragged the victim and then washed it ashore.
The searches were resumed this Sunday, the third day, around 7:30 a.m., with the help of a device consisting of about 30 operatives, including the Navy, the Marine Police, the Shipwrecked Institute, Civil Protection and the Bishop’s Fire Department.
A disappearance alert was received around 8 p.m. Friday by the Faro District Relief Operations Command (CDOS), and the search continued for part of the night until it was aborted due to poor visibility at the scene, the agency said. Maritima Nacional (AMN) Friday night.
“The man was walking with a man along a cliff between Praia do Barranco and Praia da Ingrina when he allegedly dived into the sea and eventually disappeared,” AMN said.
After the incident, the Department of Psychology of the Maritime Police provided assistance to the person accompanying the victim, the AMN notes.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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