A newborn baby was found lifeless this Sunday morning in the Cienfuegos channelin the Villa Progreso sector, after community members saw a backpack being dragged by the current.
As reported residents of the areathe backpack descended through the canal and caught the attention of several neighbors.
When they took it out, they discovered that inside was a baby that was only days old, still with the umbilical cord.
The community members indicated that the child had very weak vital signs, so they tried to provide him with first aid while a unit of the National Emergency System 9-1-1. However, the infant died at the scene.
One of the residents, identified as Jenniferexplained that they observed the descend backpack with the current before decide to withdraw it of the water.
“When they took her out, it was a baby there. That has no days because it even has umbilical cord“he narrated.
He added that the neighbors tried to assist the child, but he died few minutes after. “Unfortunate. I am a mother and I don’t want it to happen to any baby,” she said.
The authorities investigate the case for establish responsibilities and determine the exact point from which the baby was thrown into the canal.
man falls with vehicle to canal after accident
In a different fact, the Indri reported that the service of the channels Ulises Francisco Espaillat (UFE) and Monsieur Bogaert were temporarily closed following the request of the provincial director of Civil Defense, Francisco Arias, due to the disappearance of a person who accidentally fell into the UFE canal in Cienfuegos and remains missing.
The regional director of Indri, Rafael Romeroindicated that the service will be restored once the work of search and rescue.
“We ask apologies for the drawbacks that can be presented,” the institution said in a release.
Both incidents keep the authorities and the public on alert. area residentswho demand increased surveillance in areas near canals to prevent similar tragedies.
