A Venezuelan family that was missing on the San Andrés maritime route, Colombiawas rescued last weekend by fishermen in the waters of Costa Rica.
The group, which includes two minors, remained adrift on the high seas for six days. They have sunburns and dehydration, for which they are currently receiving medical attention in Costa Rica.
The Venezuelans were identified as Yraida Álvarez, Miguel Oliveros, Michell Oliveros, Kristian Rodríguez, Manuel Medina, Kristian Miguel and Kristofer Rodríguez, the latter two under nine and six years of age.
In the vessel named La Ola 22, signed with the license plate CP-07-1388, he departed with the family and three members of the crew from the island of San Andrés on August 8, 2022 around 7:00 pm with destination to the municipality of Corn Island in Nicaragua, where they never arrived.
After the relatives lost contact with the boat, they turned to the media and social networks to report the disappearance of the seven Venezuelans.
At first it was said that the boat was shipwrecked after colliding with one of the keys that are on the route. However, journalist Roberto Bermúdez pointed out in Twitter that the group was robbed and thrown into the water by the boatmen themselves.
“They were stolen by the boatmen themselves and then thrown into the water. They lasted six days on the high seas, they were rescued by Costa Rican fishermen,” said the person in charge of the Instagram account Chamos Noticias Panamá.
This information is provided by one of the rescued, according to Bermúdez.
The Venezuelan family left Valencia, Carabobo, for San Andrés. From there they would travel along the dangerous sea route to Nicaragua and then to Honduras, from where they would cross into the United States. This has become an alternative for migrants who do not want to cross the Darién jungle, which separates Colombia from Panama.
The 7 ???????? who departed from the island of San Andrés to Nicaragua last 8A. They were stolen by the boatmen themselves and then thrown into the water. They lasted 6 days on the high seas, they were rescued by Costa Rican fishermen. They make this dangerous trip so as not to cross the Darien.
– Roberto Bermúdez (@jrbermudezofi) August 15, 2022