Young man drowns while swimming and body is found near the plant in TO, say firefighters
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The victim was about seven meters deep, close to the Lajeado Hydroelectric Plant Disclosure/Investco The body of a young man, aged 35, was located by the Fire Department this Sunday morning (7), close to the gates of the Lajeado Plant, in the central region of the state.
The victim was about seven meters deep, close to the Lajeado Hydroelectric Plant
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The body of a young man, aged 35, was located by the Fire Department this Sunday morning (7), close to the gates of the Lajeado Plant, in the central region of the state. According to the Public Security Secretariat (SSP), the victim was identified as Leandro Vieira Sousa.
According to the SSP, Leandro was with a group of people in the region known as Pedral, close to the plant's dam. At around 3pm on Saturday, he started swimming towards rocks located in the middle of the river, about 100 meters from the bank. According to witnesses, he ended up sinking and disappeared.
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Divers from the Independent Search and Rescue Company (CIBS), from the Fire Department, were called on Saturday, but the body was only located on Sunday morning. The victim was approximately seven meters underground, near a quarry.
After the rescue carried out by firefighters, the body was sent to the Legal Medical Institute (IML).
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The Civil Police reported that they initiated a procedure to investigate the circumstances of the drowning.
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