Colombian Authorities Look for Veterinarian Who Disappeared During Floods

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Associated Press BOGOTÁ (AP) — Colombian authorities were looking on Tuesday for a veterinarian who disappeared on the weekend when he was carrying out relief work during the floods in Córdoba, one of the departments in northwestern Colombia most affected by the passage of a cold front through the Caribbean. Veterinarian Luis Eduardo Rivero Oviedo, 38, would have been dragged by the water stream on Saturday in the municipality of Canalete.

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His body is wanted by the authorities and relief agencies.

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Authorities are continuing their search for Luis Eduardo Rivero Oviedo, 38, the veterinarian who was swept away by the current of a stream while participating in animal rescue efforts in the Garrapata area, a rural zone of Canalete. The incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 14, when the veterinarian was riding a horse near the El Caucho farm. According to witnesses, while attempting to cross a canal with a high water level, t…