The authorities continue the intense search for Tenzing Namgil, a tourist who disappeared after climbing Guadalupe Hill.
The police authorities, firefighters and relief agencies continue the search for Tenzing Namgil on the Monserrate hill. Despite the operational effort, there are no positive results.
He Bogotá Official Fire Department reported that, so far, The American citizen of Asian origin has not been located Tenzing Namgil (48 years old), missing since Saturday after climbing Gudalupe Hill.
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He Captain Ciprián Bohórquez, Bogotá Firefighters inspection officer, He noted that the work began on the night of November 1.
“Unfortunately, at the time we have zero positive results from the operation “We started on Saturday,” said Bohórquez.
He added that “worked all night. Yesterday, Sunday, we were also working all night until approximately 11 at night and This morning we resumed operations at 5 in the morning.”
The officer explained that they have deployed specialized personnel and inter-institutional support. “We had a deployment of 108 rescuers distributed in 8 work groups, personnel from our technical rescue team, drones, animal search team with canines and our forestry team.”
Entities such as the Army, the Civil Defense, the aqueduct and the Secretariat of Security.
“The operation continued every day, part of the night, without finding positive results from Mr. Tenzing Namgil.”
The institution He managed to communicate with relatives of the missing person: “We had contact with the sister yesterday to receive information from her characteristics and how he left the hotel dressed.”
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According to the report, Namgil left on Saturday morning and did not return.
Recommendations for hikers
Bohórquez made a called on tourists and citizens to use authorized routes and accompanieds. “The recommendations are to enroll in the programs of the Institute of Culture and Turism to take tours on delimited trails, with rangers and police.”
He added that, according to the family, Namgil had experience in trekking and decided to climb alone. “One of his hobbies is hiking and that is why he made the decision to go up to Monserrate alone.”
Source: Integrated Information System
