Ecuadorian authorities reported on Sunday that three people have died in the wreck of a tourist yacht in the Colta Lagoon, in central Ecuador.
These fatalities are a five-month-old baby, a three-year-old child and a 53-year-old woman. Emergency services have rescued about 40 people.
The captain of the boat, José Manuel G. Y., 62, has been arrested and charged with culpable homicide, according to the police. A police spokesman, General Fausto Salinas, emphasized that the timely intervention of the rescuers made it possible to save more lives.
Ten people received medical attention for hypothermia and were admitted to health centers in Colta and Riobamba for evaluation.
The President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, has conveyed to the families of the dead victims the «deepest condolences» of the Government and has called for an investigation.
«Our embrace to their families and the commitment to demand that investigations are initiated to determine those responsible,» he said in a message on his Twitter social network profile.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
