The drama involving the families of ten young people began on Sunday, December 17, at around 19.30.When a distressing call came to the Bogota Mayor’s Office number 123.
A voice announces that ten people who went on an ecological walk in the eastern hills in Monserrate to be exact show no signs of returning home.
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It just happened like this In addition to mobilizing the Central and Historic Center stations, authorities also called the Technical Rescue Team and the BRAE group.those still remaining in the search effort.
By midnight, two search fronts had been organized with the help of the Bogota Fire Department. They are still wandering several chapters trying to find this group of missing expedition members.
While authorities activated the Central and Historic Center stations for now, he told the Technical Rescue Team and BRAE group, “They must be children, young, healthy, distressed, scared, cold.”
So far it is known that one of the hikers sent the location, but it is known that this is a place that is difficult to reach and the authorities cannot enter. “We are doing everything possible to get here, but it is difficult to get there. We have lost any signal since this announcement.”
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One of the hypotheses put forward by relatives is that a girl from the group of ten hikers went missing and the group looking for her also disappeared. “The place they sent is near a river, stream or body of water. It was at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon, but it was not possible to get there.”
These young people, including seven young children, They are friends from Kennedy’s El Socorro neighborhood and know each other because they are part of a football team. At 6 a.m. on Sunday, they set out to see the Monserrate hill, not thinking that they would get lost.
The thing that saddens me the most is this Young people’s phones seem to be turned off now. One of the mothers of the little ones said, “We are afraid that someone else will find them and steal them or damage them. For now, only firefighters are helping us, but we want help from more personnel to find them as soon as possible.”
The Metropolitan Police insists that people going on these walks inform family, friends or close associates of their destination and expected travel time in advance. They should also request police escort if they are carrying equipment or valuables that could be of interest to criminals.
It is also good to go out in a group and walk between 7 am and 4 pm, accompanied by a guide or someone who knows the area. These are the precautions visitors should take.
Finally, authorities recommend keeping emergency lines such as 123 available in risky situations such as seeing suspicious people or getting lost or straying from designated paths.
District Institute of Tourism (IDT), He adds that it is important to be respectful of those living in different hills, to understand that this is their space and that we should avoid interfering in the development of their activities as much as possible. Also, always have your identity and health documents with you.
BOGOTÁ FROM THE EDITOR
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Source: Exame
