Two premiums of 5 and 12 years died drowned this Good Friday, April 18, in the area known as two bays, the Salitre, in Lake Amatitlán, the relief bodies reported. Two other men perished in the same way in the San Antonio Flores lagoon, Chinautla.
Family members told the authorities that they are originally from Bárcenas Villa New and arrived in that area to have fun and swim taking advantage of the rest of Easter.
It was reported that the minors got into the lake but in a matter of minutes they both sank and did not leave.
Departmental Municipal Firefighters of Amatitlán were in that area as prevention, so the relatives of the girls alerted them. The lifeguards tried to locate the victims, but the area is very deep and could not.
Volunteer firefighters from the 29 Amatitlán company deployed the body of frog men, a water rescue specialist, who brought diving equipment to track.
The lifeguards mentioned that the divers worked for about 45 minutes and managed to locate the bodies of the two minors. One was 8 meters deep and the other 10 meters, so they carried out the recovery of the bodies and took them to the surface, for the rigor procedures of the authorities.
The minors were identified as Jenifer Fabiola Paredes, 12 years old and Claudia Mariela Paredes, 5, both were cousins, was reported.
Two other drowned
Volunteer firefighters also reported that in the San Antonio Las Flores village, Chinautla, two men died drowned.
The frog men entered the waters of the lagoon and located the bodies 5 meters deep.
The victims were identified as Juan Manuel and Kevin, both surnames Hernández Güit, 18 and 12, respectively.