Two Fishermen Were Lost in the La Plata River and Found Safe and Sound

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On 24 June, 26 families of fishermen living near the lakes and rivers around the town of Barrancabermeja were forcibly displaced to Bucaramanga, the capital of the department of Santander. On 15 February, FEDEPESAN, an association of fishermen, warned that collective forced displacement was imminent due to harassment, threats, armed robbery, extortion, and even attempts by armed groups to take control of those waters for their benefit, or as rep…

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Two fishermen of 48 and 70 years old were rescued this Wednesday morning after spending the night lost and part of it stranded in the Rio de La Plata, in the area between Palo Blanco and the Paulino Island. The warning arrived at the emergency services at around 0.30 hours, when one of the victims himself managed to communicate to alert that, due to the intense fog, they had lost orientation while sailing on their semi-rigid boat. They had left …