A tragic incident occurred Thursday afternoon in the Quinta Section neighborhood of San Marcos, Guerrero, where a two-year-old child died after being swept away by a river current.

The child’s mother, identified as Rosa, was rescued by local civil protection personnel.

Mother and Child Swept Away While Crossing River

According to official reports, the incident took place around 3:30 p.m. when the mother attempted to cross the river while carrying her son.The increased water current, intensified by recent rains, dragged both downstream.

Rescue teams arrived at the scene and successfully rescued the mother. Though, after a search, the child’s body was recovered without vital signs.

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Municipal authorities expressed their condolences and reiterated the call for extreme caution during the rainy and hurricane season, emphasizing the risk of flash floods in flood-prone areas and active channels.

Civil Protection is actively monitoring river and stream levels in the region and remains on alert for potential emergencies resulting from the ongoing rains.

Tropical Depression Erick Threatens More Rain

The National Water commission (Conagua) has reported that even though Hurricane Erick has weakened into a tropical depression, it will continue to bring torrential rains and high waves to the coasts of Guerrero and Oaxaca, as well as parts of Chiapas, southern Veracruz, and Puebla.

The region can expect wind gusts of 60 to 80 kilometers per hour (km/h) and waves of 1.5 to 2.5 meters (m) high in the east and south of these areas.

“#Erick will keep the torrential #LLuvias and #Oleage elevated in the coasts of #Guerrero and #Oaxaca”.