by Agustín Menna would have turned 9 years old this Monday. His tragic death, drowning in a stream when he was on vacation with his 13-year-old cousin, shocked the residents of Three Streamsthat they sent him off with a caravan of horsemen, as his mother requested.
“Friendly people: we ask anyone who has and has horses if they want to accompany us to make a caravan to the cemetery to say goodbye to the remains of our little countryman Agustín. How he would have liked to be fired“Sofía Biera (30) wrote on Facebook on Sunday night.
Furthermore, he stated: “We call them on Alem and Güemes avenues at 7:20. Tomorrow is his birthday. Anyone who can and wants is greatly appreciated.“.
The baby He had disappeared on Thursday afternoon when together with a 13-year-old cousin they were herding some cows on horseback in the area of the Orellano stream, in a rural sector, although close to the urban area, after a strong storm in the area.
After a distressing search, this Sunday at noon his body was found by firefighters from Huanguelén. He was 1,800 meters from the place where they had last seen him.
Mayor Pablo Gárate, who decreed two days of mourning and holiday for todayHe said goodbye to the boy in the local cemetery, in the midst of a climate of deep pain.
“This has been very hard because the community has just experienced a very big storm that left a thousand houses without roofs, then the hail, and Agustín fell the day the town was flooding due to heavy rains,” the official said after the appearance of the body.
For his part, Biera thanked “to all the people who collaborated with the search for Agustín“.
“To my partner, who stayed strong for me, for the children and in his pain he did not stop searching. And to my son’s idol, Jordan Gutiérrez, I have no words for him either. I thank you from the bottom of my heart with all the pain I feel today, I thank you with my life that you returned my son to me so that he can rest in peace“, prepared.
