Michoacan /
A four year old boy fell to the Rio Grande Morelia which carries a flow of 95 percent of its ability due to the release of the Cointzio Dam.
According witnessesthe events happened in the Molino colony de Parras, there, the child unsupervised approached too much on the edge of the flow, stumbled and fell to the water.
Immediate attention to the minor
The relatives could not rescue him so they immediately requested the support to the emergency number.
A operational was activated with elements of Protection Civil, FirefightersCivil Guard and Police Municipal.
And it wasn’t until a kilometer away from where he fell, that the uniformed men were able rescue him.
Once they achieved the extraction of the minor, it was transferred emergency in helicopter still hospital of the region.
According Amuravi Ramirez Cisneros, Civil Protection Coordinator, the child receives medical attention as a protocol for drowning.
???? In coordination with municipal and federal authorities, we maintain surveillance in the neighborhoods near the Río Grande and Chiquito due to the release of the Cointzio dam. Extreme precautions are requested and report any incident to 9-1-1. ????️⚠️#MichoacánIsBetter pic.twitter.com/voMj03eekW
— Civil Protection Michoacán (@pcmichoacan) September 27, 2024
Population must remain alert
He urged the population to maintain cautionsince the release of the reservoir represents a high risk of flooding in 43 neighborhoods of Morelia.
That’s 10 thousand liters of water per second discharged from the reservoir and that reach the lower areas of the city.
At the moment, they are already registered puddles in some streets and avenues.
RDR
