ONE DEAD AFTER BOAT COLLIDES WITH FERRY IN COATEPEQUE

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A boat ride ended in tragedy on Saturday afternoon in the waters of Lake Coatepeque, when a boat carrying tourists collided with the ferry that operates on the lake.

The tragedy occurred at the landing site known as Los Planes de La Laguna on Lake Coatepeque, where five people were traveling in a boat that collided with one side of the Ferry Teopan, which was sailing in the waters. Three of the passengers were injured and one person disappeared at the time of the incident.

Rescuers from Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador, El Congo branch, arrived along with other entities to assist the victims and begin searching for the missing person, who was identified as Ingrid Liseth Rivera Alfaro, 42.

One of the injured people was taken to a medical center in guarded condition due to severe head trauma.

The tracking and search efforts were suspended at night because of poor visibility and the threat of rain.

In the early hours of this morning, search operations resumed, locating the body of Mrs. Ingrid Liseth Rivera Alfaro, 42. With the assistance of divers from the National Navy, the body was taken to shore for the legally required identification.