The Colombian Navy rescued eight people who were traveling in an ambulance-type boat, which due to mechanical failures, drifted in waters of the Atrato River.
Thanks to the timely call of the community, Units of the Navy Infantry Battalion No.16 found in the Atrato River the ship in which eight people were transported, two of them minors, on the Pogue route municipality of Bojay谩, to Quibd贸 in the department of Choc贸.
The ambulance motorboat of the municipality of Bojay谩, presented an engine breakdown that stooped the boat; in this way, the patients, who required priority medical assistance, were helped and rescued by the Navy troops, and subsequently transported to a safe place in Quibd贸, where they were treated at the San Francisco de As铆s hospital.
The Colombian Navy will continue to carry out operations that led the safeguarding of human life in the rivers of Colombia, while inviting the community to implement the basic safety measures that include the review of communications equipment and proper use of the lifejacket when navigating in the water arteries of the department of Choc贸.
Source: Colombian Navy
