The Huesca Civil Guard recovered on Tuesday afternoon the body of a 28-year-old Frenchman trapped in a siphon in the La Peonera Superior ravine, in the municipality of Bierge, in the Sierra de Guara del Pirinero (Huesca). . . The canyoner’s body was found in the water in an area with high flow rates, so the 061 doctor could only determine his death.
Officers had been looking for him since Monday night when they received a 112 call from a friend of the victim warning them that the young man had not returned after he left that morning with the intention of descending this gorge. His cell phone doesn’t answer the phone either. Since it was already night and the helicopter could not take off, the mountain specialists drove a vehicle to the above location, where they searched for him for six hours without success, according to Benemérita sources, and prevented them from entering the gorge since sunset forced her to suspend the duties. We had to wait until daylight this morning to continue the search using the Huesca Air Unit helicopter and GREIM personnel. They were also joined by four mining agents who happened to be in the area doing internships in their area of expertise.
According to the applicant, the young man had cycled to the gorge with the intention of carrying out the practice alone. Officers found the vehicle near the ravine. In the morning, aerial photographs confirmed the existence of a sack – of the type used in canyoning – floating in the river bed, and when it was lowered using a crane they were able to confirm that it was the deceased’s property. His body was found nearby, trapped in a siphon where there was a strong flow of water that may have increased due to the heavy rains of the past few days.
The body was transferred to the Huesca warehouse where the autopsy will be carried out. With this fatal accident, there have already been two deaths in the last month in Aragon while practicing sports of this type. The Civil Guard warns of the danger of canyoning in these stormy days, when in a short time the currents of the rivers can increase, making canyoning fans deadly surprised.
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