by A long weekend that was designed to enjoy the mountains of Cordova It ended in tragedy. Diego Ivan Lagos (37 years) Laura Carrasco Macedo (35) had traveled from La Pampa to the north, for the carnival festivities. In the Mediterranean province they were surprised by the flooding of a river in Calamuchita, the current swept them away and, one day apart, they were found dead.
They found Lagos first. It was on Tuesday at 10 in the morning, in Los Reartes. He was a police officer and, like his partner, had arrived from La Pampa. This Wednesday, the authorities found his partner, Carrasco Macedo (35), drowned 500 meters from the south bridge of the Los Reartes River. According to the first reports, she was of Uruguayan nationality.
Both had arrived from Santa Rosa, the capital of the Pampas, on February 11. They had been camping since Sunday at the Los Mirlos campsite, in Villa General Belgrano.
At the scene, the work of prosecutor Paula Bruera, firefighters, police and special rescue teams continues to continue with the expertise. There they had found, when they were still looking for both of them alive, a Volkswagen Bora car and a tent with their documentation.
As for the police officer, he served in the force in the Pampas city of 25 de Mayo, approximately 400 kilometers from Santa Rosa capital. The provincial police issued a plaque honoring him for having served the community. “Rest in peace, partner,” they expressed from the force.
The chief of the Police on May 25, Commissioner Ángel Fabián Fleitas, reported that Lagos served in that detachment two years ago and that I was alone with the Uruguayan woman who later also appeared lifeless in the river.
“They told us that they found the documentation from Lagos and it was the police officer who served at the police station here. We always had contact with him because we saw his publications. Then we received this sad news,” Fleitas said on LV22.
Its discovery occurred near the bridge in the southern sector, a point that connects Los Reartes with Villa General Belgrano, causing a commotion for tourists who also chose that city to spend the long Carnival weekend.
For his part, Carrasco Macedo – whom he knew as “La Melli” – appeared about a thousand meters from where he was. Laura She defines herself as an entrepreneur and teacher of visual arts workshops for children. After the news of her death, her friends said goodbye to her with several messages on social networks.
“Come on Lau!! We are waiting for you and I ask the Universe and the beings of Light to illuminate the path to find you safe and sound,” family and friends wrote on his wall, imploring that he may appear alive.
The investigation of the case is in charge of Dr. Paula Bruera, from the First Shift Investigation Prosecutor’s Office of Río Tercero.
These are two new victims in the water bodies of Córdoba, in the midst of a strong flood. In Calamuchita, the rivers rose in level by more than 3.2 meters.due to the heavy rains over the weekend.
The search is still ongoing for a 30-year-old man who jumped into the San Antonio River, in Carlos Paz, about 50 kilometers from where the Pampas couple died. In the last few hours, a video of the missing person circulated while trying to swim in the middle of a strong current.
As could be reconstructed, witnesses claim that the man left his belongings and a bicycle on the side of the bridge, before jumping into the water; in the middle of the torrent that entered the mouth of Lake San Roque. Between the Cassaffoust and Uruguay bridges, in Villa Carlos Paz.
The search is focused on 34 brigade members with tactical divers and a search throughout the area, according to police spokespersons.
