Father and 7-Year-Old Son Drown in Espírito Santo River During Rescue Attempt

Overview

• Jeremias Machado Ribeiro, 41, and his son, Bernardo de Barros Ribeiro, 7, went missing on Dec. 25 in a rural stretch of Jerônimo Monteiro, Espírito Santo.
• Relatives told firefighters the child began to drown in the river and the father entered the water to try to rescue him.
• Searches began Thursday; the firefighters’ dive team resumed work Friday morning and recovered both bodies early that afternoon.
• Polícia Científica handled the case, and the remains were taken to the Regional Service of Forensic Medicine in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim for necropsy before release to the family.
• The pair were buried on Saturday, Dec. 27, in Jerônimo Monteiro, and acquaintances said they had traveled from Rio de Janeiro to spend Christmas with relatives.