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23-Year-Old Swept Out While Fishing in Cañete as Family Urges Sustained Search

Relatives report that rescue attempts stopped within an hour because of fuel constraints.

Overview

  • Miguel Ángel Leguía Guzmán, 23, was pulled into rocky waters by a sudden wave at Chocaya beach on December 23.
  • His father, Juan Leguía, jumped in to rescue him but was overcome by strong currents and could not reach him.
  • Police and local fishermen conducted searches the next day without results, and only a sweater and a wallet washed ashore.
  • The family had traveled from Andahuaylas to spend the holidays after the young man finished his studies at Universidad José María Arguedas.
  • They are requesting official assistance to locate his body and transport it to Apurímac for a Christian burial.