the body of Firefighters de São Paulo said this Saturday (6th) that after three days of searching, he found a body in the same place where environmentalist Adolfo Souza Duarte disappeared in the Billings dam, in the south zone of the city of São Paulo. Sao Paulo after falling from a boat.
According to the corporation, the remains were located on the banks of the first ferry and were removed and sent to the Police Scientific, who will be responsible for the recognition and confirmation that the body belongs to Duarte.
According to information from the Fire Department, the accident occurred at 8:14 pm last Monday (1st). The vessel was returning from a tour when it crashed and ended up drowning.
An incident report was opened about the disappearance. “The case is being investigated through a police inquiry initiated by the 101st Police District,” the São Paulo Public Security Secretariat said in a statement.
According to delegate Marcos Gomes de Moura, from the 101st DP, at the moment the hypothesis of crime was ruled out.
“Everything leads to the belief that it was an accident. We’ve opened an investigation into manslaughter, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to be that at the end of the investigation. I can’t say much because I need the autopsy report after they find the body,” he told the report.
The delegate explained that Ferrugem received R$50 to go on a tour with two couples. “There was a little party on the boat, people drank beer and he even let people drive. And at such a moment, he was dancing on the back of the boat and someone else was driving. That’s when there was a bump, he and another woman fell,” he says.
According to the delegate, after falling, Ferrugem still helped the girl to get on the boat. But before she got on the boat she ended up disappearing. He could have been hit by the boat’s propeller or even sunk. Therefore, the autopsy report will be important for the investigation.
“He didn’t have a life jacket, but he had a life jacket on the boat. And he fell when he let the guys drive. We’ve already spoken to those involved, everyone is collaborating, they presented their cell phones and we sent them for expertise. He is known in the region because he does social work and has no enemies”, continues the delegate, who believes that the body will soon be found.
Adolfo, 41 years old, known as Ferrugem, is president of the NGO Meninos da Billings, which works to preserve the region of the dam with a focus on environmental education of the spring. Since his disappearance, searches have been carried out, but so far no sign of him has been found. The work is being done at the height of Avenida Dona Belmira Marin, close to the first ferry.
With information from Estadão Content
Source: CNN Brasil
