Two men drown while cleaning an 8-meter-deep well in Bahia

Leandro Santos de Souza, aged 42 (on the left), and José Carlos Ferreira dos Santos, aged 43 (on the right) died.

Two men died after drowning in a well approximately eight meters deep, on Friday night (6), while carrying out a cleaning service in the rural area of ​​Itamaraju, in the extreme south of Bahia.

The victims were identified as Leandro Santos de Souza, aged 42, and José Carlos Ferreira dos Santos, aged 43.

The accident happened at Fazenda Bizi. Fire Department teams were called around 8pm. When they arrived at the property, they found Leandro submerged and José on the surface of the water. Firefighters used ropes and lifting equipment to remove them from the well.

According to the corporation, José's death had already been confirmed by a doctor from the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) before the removal. Leandro was not visible during the initial assessment.

The rescue work ended around 2:30 am on Saturday (7). The bodies were sent to the Technical Police Department (DPT).

Initially, the incident was recorded as a drowning in a cistern. However, the Itamaraju Legal Medical Institute (IML) confirmed that the location was, in fact, a well. The bodies were released this Saturday.

The Civil Police reported that they registered the deaths and issued guides for forensic examinations. The circumstances of the accident were not detailed.