Two children aged 2 and 6 managed to survive a shipwreck by clinging to the body of their mother, now dead. And the woman did everything to guarantee them a life expectancy, even drinking her own urine in order to hydrate and continue to feed them while breastfeeding them.
A story that is making the rounds of social media starring Mariely Chacon, 40 years old. Together with her husband, two children, the nanny and four friends, they left for a boat trip from Higuerote, headed for the island of La Tortuga, but due to an accident, the boat's hull suffered irreparable damage. Rescue was triggered, four days later an improvised lifeboat was found in which the mother, lifeless, and the living children were located.
The babysitter seems to have managed to escape to safety in a refrigerator where she found shelter from the heat, the other five are still missing.
Mariely would have died of cardiovascular collapse due to dehydration. The death, according to the information released, dates back to a few hours before the rescue.
(Unioneonline / ss)
