Man drowns while trying to cross lake in northern ES

A man, whose identity was not disclosed, died after drowning in the resort of Pinheiros, in the north of Espírito Santo, this Saturday morning (7). According to a witness, who provided first aid to the victim, the man had tried to swim across the lake.

The witness also reported that he saw the moment the man asked for help and then sank. He was found around 20 minutes later at the bottom of the street and was rescued by members of the public, but was confirmed dead at the scene.

People gave first aid

The Military Police were called to the incident and, upon arriving at the resort, they saw the victim being helped by members of the public. One of the witnesses even performed a cardiac massage on the man, but after assistance from the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) team, it was found that he had no vital signs.

In a statement, the Scientific Police reported that the body was transported at the scene. The victim's body was sent to the Regional Legal Medicine Section (SML), in Linhares, to be autopsied and subsequently released to family members.