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Nicaragua reports rescue of 22 people from shipwreck

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December 25 |

The Government of Nicaragua reported on Saturday that more than 20 people were rescued from the wreck of a boat in the vicinity of Corn Island in the Caribbean region of this Central American country.

When the shipwreck was reported, the Nicaraguan Army Naval Force sent a group of speedboats to the site of the accident to assist in rescue efforts.

The Corn Island Captaincy received an emergency call about the shipwreck of a boat with approximately 25 or 27 people on board of different nationalities.

Through a communiqué, the Nicaraguan Government indicated that the rescued persons were transferred to nearby hospitals.

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The survivors were assisted by the personnel of the Ethel Candler Primary Hospital together with members of the Fire Department, National Police and Comupred.

It was learned that the first vessel of the naval force, upon arriving at the place of the shipwreck, managed to rescue nine people alive and two lifeless bodies.

Several fishermen from Corn Island joined the rescue efforts, managing to rescue more than 20 people.

The salvage, search and rescue work continued throughout the afternoon of December 23.

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