They are looking for a young man who fell into the waters of a ravine near Medellin

Authorities and relief agencies are continuing the search for a young man who fell in the La Loca ravine in Bello, Antioquia. This is 22-year-old Juan Camilo Duque, who was dragged by the tributary when he was riding a motorcycle with another person.

According to reports from the Administrative Department of Risk Management of Antioquia (Dagran), this event would have been caused by emergencies caused by heavy rains. For the sudden surge of the tributary dragged the occupants of the motorcycle.

It should be remembered that the person with whom Juan Camilo Duque was mobilizing was rescued by the community, which noticed what happened and joined efforts to prevent the tributary from taking both occupants of the motorcycle.

Likewise, it is important to highlight that Juan Camilo Duque was as a barbecue man for the motorcycle involved in the event.

Search operation implemented by the authorities of Bello, Antioquia

Authorities established that five crews would be implemented to locate the 22-year-old. The members of the relief agencies participating in this search were placed at strategic points, starting from the place where the motorcycle was initially washed away by the water.

“Today's operation is going to start with the Western Command System where we basically graph the points of operation that we are going to have in five crews. These five crews will be distributed in Paris, which is the area where the emergency began, the fall of the two people who were washed away by the waters,” explained Captain Nelson Zuluaica, fire commander of Bello, quoted by Caracol Radio.

Likewise, Commander Zuluaica commented that the other crews are located at other strategic points in order to monitor the entire route that the young man dragged by the tributary could have made in the municipality of Bello, located north of the Aburrá Valley.

On the other hand, local authorities published Juan Camilo Duque's photograph and asked the community to be alert. If they saw him somewhere, they asked to make an appeal to the relief agencies or the authorities to advance the appropriate process.

“With specialized fire teams, technicians with ropes, self-contained equipment, gas meter and manual tool we continue the search,” announced the Mayor's Office of Bello a few hours ago.

Emergencies in Antioquia due to heavy rains in recent days

The surge that took the 22-year-old in Bello is not the only emergency that has occurred in recent days in Antioquia, due to heavy rains.

According to the Dagran, at least two other municipalities located in the southwest of the department also registered emergencies due to recent rainfall. One of those is Concordia, where the little winds caused trees to fall, as well as several effects on the road leading to Betulia.

Likewise, several homes in the neighborhoods of El Guamo, La Ameli, El Salvador and El Obrero were affected.

Authorities and departmental relief agencies called on the community to exercise caution during this winter wave that could provoke new emergencies.

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