Tragedy as schoolgirl, 16, drowns after boat capsizes on family sailing trip

Daira Melissa Arias Mena, a tenth-grade pupil astatine the Normal Superior Santa Teresita School successful Bahia Solano, Colombia, died connected October 13 aft a vessel she was sailing successful overturned

A 16-year-old schoolgirl tragically drowned while connected a household sailing travel aft a vessel capsized leaving her trapped.

Daira Melissa Arias Mena, a tenth-grade pupil astatine the Normal Superior Santa Teresita School in Bahia Solano, Colombia, sadly died connected October 13. The teen was successful a vessel that, seemingly owed to beardown winds and waves, overturned.

The adverse weather had reportedly caused the motor to stall, starring to the fatal accident as the vas could nary longer beryllium controlled and tipped over. Some of the occupants, including Daira, were besides allegedly not wearing beingness jackets.

The others managed to prevention themselves, but Daira reportedly ended up trapped underneath the boat. Her lifeless assemblage was recovered floating successful the h2o hours later. The pupil was known among teachers and friends astatine her schoolhouse for her world dedication and her 'spirit of solidarity'.

She had been nominated for the pupil comptroller presumption successful 2024 and was well-liked for her blessed property and camaraderie. The schoolhouse said successful a statement: "Our school, Normal Superior Santa Teresita, is successful mourning for Daira Melissa Arias, a tenth-grade student. We widen our deepest condolences to her family, classmates, teachers, friends, neighbours, and acquaintances."

The authorities are continuing their investigations to find the authoritative origin of the mishap and the girl's death. It comes aft a British holidaymaker who went for a dip successful the oversea astatine a fashionable Spanish edifice died successful a suspected drowning.

Emergency responders rushed to Guardamar beach, successful Costa Blanca, Spain, aft the 72-year-old was pulled unconscious from the h2o earlier today. They tried, unsuccessfully, to revive the older antheral pursuing the calamity astatine astir 3.30pm today, uncovering helium had gone into cardiac arrest.

The formation wherever the incidental took spot was conscionable southbound of the Guardamar del Segura municipality centre, a abbreviated thrust from Torrevieja, a fashionable hotspot for Brit holidaymakers. The Brit was the seventh idiosyncratic to dice truthful acold already this twelvemonth connected a Guardamar beach, pursuing Bryn Thomas, from Southampton, was 1 of 2 men who mislaid their lives successful June.

Mr Thomas died astatine the La Roqueta formation aft racing into the oversea to assistance 2 children aged six and 7 who had gotten into trouble successful the water. An inquest was opened into the 52-year-old’s decease successful Winchester astatine the commencement of July. He died alongside a 46-year-old antheral from Poland who besides went to assistance the youngsters. Well-placed sources said they believed the unnamed Brit astatine the centre of the latest calamity could person suffered a wellness occupation anterior to his drowning.