The team working to rescue two missing Italian divers in Laguna Dudú in Cabrera, in northeastern province María Trinidad Sánchez said they have located a corpse deep inside the cave. The corpse was located in a high-risk area where a large amount of sediment makes visibility very scarce. Two Italians divers, 57-year old Carlos Barbieri and 44-year old Carlos Basso went missing in the cave on Saturday, 9 February 2019. The rescue efforts will continue as soon as the waters clear.
Director general of the Specialized Corps for Touristic Security, General Juan Carlos Torres Robiou explained the team is made up by Phillip Lehman and Angel Comprés of the Dominican Republic Speleological Society (DRSS) and Sergio Yipola, certified diver of the Auxiliares Navales who joined the search.
Environmentalist Luis Carvajal ured the Ministry of Environment to intervene and establish strict security measures to avoid accidents in the future. A sign in El Dudú alerts to the ban on diving without adequate cave diving certification.
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El Dia
13 February 2019
