Overview
- The victims were identified by police as Sandra Elizabeth Maidana Careaga, Luz Rocío Maidana Careaga, and the minor Nahiara Ailin Maidana Alfaro.
- An 11-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy were pulled from the water alive by local fishermen and Prefectura personnel.
- The boat overturned around midnight as the group returned from islands near Cerrito toward Yahapé, Corrientes, according to authorities.
- Local police say severe weather is the presumed cause and describe the vessel as not apt for the Paraná’s strong currents.
- Paraguayan authorities continue water patrols and shoreline sweeps for a missing man, identified in some reports as Roberto Encina.