They Find the Body of a 16-Month-Old Girl Drowned in
the Magdalena River
One
afternoon on August 25th, 2020, an unfortunate event occurred in the municipality
of Natagaima (Tolima), when a 16-month-old baby fell into the mighty waters of
the Magdalena River in the area of Puerto de las Damas de Neiva (Huila).
It
all happened when Milady Andrea Oyola, the girl's mother, neglected her
daughter while she played on the river bank accompanied by other children. When
the mother looked at her daughter, she noticed that she was no longer at the
site and decided to notify the relief agencies since she did not know where her
daughter was. The relatives of María Yurany Cifuentes Oyola came to think that
they had kidnapped her, but what actually happened?
After
four days full of anguish and despair, they discarded the hypothesis that she
had been kidnapped and unfortunately found the body of the girl without life in
the indigenous village of Velú, municipality of Natagaima (Tolima), when she
became entangled on one of the banks of the river important water tributary.
Apparently
the girl was dragged by the river current after the carelessness of her mother
while the girl played with other children on the shore. Criminalistics
personnel of the Sijín were in charge of carrying out the inspection and
removal of the body. She will be transferred to her hometown, where her
relatives will give her a Christian burial, complying with strict biosecurity
protocols.
Personal Opinion
The
truth is I think that no one was to blame for this unfortunate event since we
all make mistakes but I think that from the beginning the girl's mother should
never have left her alone on a river bank; since many accidents have been seen
in this river and also because the girl was too young to be able to save
herself.
By Ana Sofía Durán, Step 10
