A 43-year-old man died this afternoon after jumping into the Guadalquivir River near the Los Remedios bridge, in Seville, to try to elude the police who, before he jumped in, tried unsuccessfully to arrest him.
The events took place around 4:20 p.m. this Sunday, when Local Police officers in charge of surveillance in the area of influence of the special Christmas device, located a man in the vicinity of the New York Pier, who before The police presence began to run, as reported by the Seville City Council.
He was unable to stay afloat.
The agents tried to calm him down because he was in a great state of nervousness and a few meters from the river, but far from being able to do so, the man jumped into the water, where he showed obvious movements of inability to stay afloat. The two agents jumped into the river to try to rescue him, something that was impossible, since he submerged and did not refloat.
The Aquatic Rescue Unit of the Fire Service was activated and sent two boats and divers to the scene to locate this man. They managed to locate the body and performed resuscitation maneuvers on the boat for 45 minutes, at which time Health Emergencies doctors certified his death.
The National Police has taken charge of the proceedings, awaiting the appearance of the Judicial Commission.
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Source: www.lavanguardia.com
