Police officer drowns in a pool in La Paz
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- National Police officer Manuel Edgardo López Martínez drowned in La Máscara pool in Santa Ana municipality, La Paz department.
- Rescuers found him more than three hours later at a depth of seven meters, trapped between rocks.
National Police officer Manuel Edgardo López Martínez died after drowning in La Máscara pool in the Los Potreritos community of Santa Ana municipality, in Honduras’ La Paz department.
López was off duty and swimming with friends when he climbed onto a rock after lunch and jumped into the river’s waters. He did not resurface, prompting those with him to call authorities.
Rescuers searched for more than three hours before finding him seven meters underwater, trapped between rocks in the waterway.
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Originally published by Proceso Digital in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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