Overview
- Firefighters confirmed the recovery of Fabio William Macedo Flores' body in Lagoa de Cima after an extensive search using aircraft, drones, boats, jet skis and dive teams.
- Between December 31 and January 1, rescuers saved 631 people in Copacabana and Leme as powerful surf overwhelmed beachgoers.
- The Brazilian Navy had warned of waves up to 2.5 meters, and the swell even reached one of the stages set up for New Year’s shows on the sand.
- In Ipanema, emergency crews pulled a man from the water in serious condition and transferred him to Hospital Miguel Couto.
- On Peru’s coast, two people drowned in Huaral and beachgoers protested the absence of lifeguards, with separate near-drownings reported in Barranca.