Overview
- Police say a car traveling the Carretera Central toward Huancayo plunged into the Mantaro River near kilometer 05 on December 28 around 5 p.m.
- The mother, identified as Dayana Martínez Beltrán, was rescued alive and hospitalized with multiple injuries, making her the sole confirmed survivor.
- Officers recovered the body of an approximately eight-month-old baby downstream, while the driver and another child remain missing with searches ongoing.
- Responders included the Policía de Carreteras de La Oroya, PNP, firefighters and local serenazgo, and a Deviandes ambulance transported the survivor.
- Authorities retrieved the submerged vehicle with a crane, and local outlets have named the family based on social media posts, though some casualty details remain disputed.