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Shinahota: Rescue teams search for leader who fell into San Mateo River
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Shinahota: Rescue teams search for leader who fell into San Mateo River

From El Deber · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Rescue teams are actively searching for Ángelo Ustaris, a leader of the Yungas Chapare Federation, who fell into the San Mateo River in Shinahota, Bolivia.
  • Ustaris was fishing with two other individuals when he and one other person fell into the water; one person was rescued, but Ustaris remains missing.
  • Authorities are requesting additional support from Cochabamba's Governorate to bolster the ongoing search efforts.

Search and rescue teams are intensely scouring the San Mateo River in Shinahota, Bolivia, for Ángelo Ustaris, the general secretary of the Central Paractito of the Yungas Chapare Federation. Ustaris went missing after falling into the river on Monday while fishing with two companions.

The incident occurred when Ustaris and another individual slipped into the water. While one person managed to be rescued, Ustaris could not be pulled from the river and has been missing since. The search efforts began immediately after the fall and continued into Tuesday.

Authorities are mobilizing resources to intensify the operation. Support has been requested from the Governorate of Cochabamba to provide additional rescuers and equipment, aiming to strengthen the ongoing search for Ustaris. The community and federation members are anxiously awaiting news of his whereabouts.

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Originally published by El Deber in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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