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Body of Argentine Fisherman Found in Río de la Plata Off Uruguay Coast
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Body of Argentine Fisherman Found in Río de la Plata Off Uruguay Coast

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A Uruguayan vessel found the body of one of five Argentine fishermen lost at sea in the Río de la Plata.
  • The body was discovered floating 25 miles off the coast of Montevideo and secured by a local sailor.
  • Argentine and Uruguayan authorities are involved in the recovery and identification process, with a search for the remaining four fishermen ongoing.

Authorities have recovered the body of one of five Argentine fishermen who disappeared on June 14 in the Río de la Plata. A Uruguayan vessel, the CALON II, found the body floating approximately 25 miles off the coast of Montevideo on Friday night.

A local sailor aboard the CALON II notified Uruguayan authorities after securing the body to the ship's hull. The Uruguayan Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC) dispatched the national navy vessel ROU 16 to retrieve the body and alerted the prosecutor's office. Communications were established with Argentine authorities, who had reported the disappearance of the five men.

The discovery comes 13 days after the fishing boat Chamigo-Ho, carrying the five men, departed from Hudson, Argentina, for a sport fishing trip. The Argentine Naval Prefecture had launched an extensive search operation involving coast guard vessels, an aircraft, jet skis, and ground patrols along the Río de la Plata. The investigation into the disappearance is being handled by the Functional Instruction and Trial Unit No. 4 in Berazategui, Argentina.

At 10 p.m., communication was received at the Montevideo Control Center (CONMO) from the national-flagged fishing vessel CALON II.

— Uruguayan PrefectureThe Uruguayan Prefecture detailed the timeline of the discovery to the press.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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