María Elena Castillo/Elizabeth Cohen
The bodies of merchant Jesús Eduardo Barbera Pinto, who was swept away along with his wife by the rising waters of the Aragua River, and of the child Keiber Quintero, who along with his mother fell into a sewer near the Monumental Stadium, were located; both victims of the torrential downpour over the weekend.
The mayor of the Ribas municipality, Juan Carlos Sánchez, and the commander of the Aragua Fire Department, General Pedro Olivo, confirmed the discovery of the body of the merchant Barbera Pinto (55), after 12:45 pm this Wednesday, in the La Curía sector, approximately 8 kilometers downstream from the place where the accident occurred.
Barbera Pinto and his wife Zuleika Morillo (52) were swept away by the rising waters of the Aragua River. Teams from the Scientific, Criminal and Forensic Investigations Corps (CICPC) and security agencies recovered the body and transported it to the forensic medical center; however, the search for Zuleika Morillo continues, with the support of the Aragua State Police's Tiger 1 aircraft.
Keiber has been located. After a four-day search, the body of Keiber Quintero was found in an area of Higuerote, Miranda state.
The child had been swept away by a current while traveling on a motorcycle with his mother in the vicinity of the Monumental Stadium in La Rinconada.
Emergency teams searched for several days. The mother's body was found on Sunday.
