A commercial diver died during the afternoon of this Wednesday, for investigated causes, in a salmon farming center in Punta Arenas.
The information was confirmed by the maritime governor of Punta Arenas, Sergio Valenzuela.
Meanwhile, the PDI made official, via Twitter, that Investigate the causes of such death.
The maritime authority stated that “being 16 hours today, the information is received through the Captaincy of the Port of Punta Arenas, indicating that a commercial diver would have suffered a heart accident, in Seno Skyring In the center called Laura Norte, belonging to Cermaq, this commercial, professional diver belongs to the company Scuba SPA, who carried out activities, mainly maintenance of modules in the farming center ”.
Likewise, Valenzuela explained that an ambulance was coordinated who arrived at the place and at 5:00 p.m. the death was confirmed.
Homicide Brigade Detectives #PuntaArenas and forensic experts from the Criminalistics Laboratory attended the Seno Skyring sector to investigate the circumstances of the death of a man who was working as a diver. # 87YearsResearching #puq pic.twitter.com/hj1q0RjS4a
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The prosecutor on duty determined to carry out a enumeration to all staff who participated in the transfer of the diver and also seized and carried out expert reports to the diving team.
“It also requests the remission of the background related to the diving activity, as such, if you had authorization or not and the suitability of the commercial diver deceased, ”added Valenzuela.
In addition, the same naval authority said that “the SML is required to carry out the investigations into the real causes of the death and the concurrence of the PDI Homicide Brigade was arranged to carry out expert reports.”
At the same time, it was indicated that personnel from the maritime authority attended to carry out the pertinent procedures, in addition to officializing a summary administrative investigation and the causes of the death will also be investigated.
“We regret this death, of this commercial diver who I would be a native of Valparaíso ”, Valenzuela closed.
Company statement
Cermaq issued a statement to explain the fateful episode.
“On the afternoon of August 5, the unfortunate death of Elder Patricio Kroff Rosentreter occurred, commercial diver of the contractor company Scuba SpA while providing maintenance services in our Punta Laura Norte farming center, located in the Magallanes region, ”the company said.
“Once informed of what happened, the company’s emergency plan was activated, to carry out the necessary expertise and inform the authorities, who are conducting the pertinent investigations to clarify the causes of the event,” he added in the statement. of press.
We assimilate, the firm detailed that, according to the preliminary information gathered, the operation was carried out under existing regulations for this type of task and the contracting company complied with all the standards to carry out operations safely.
“Cermaq deeply regrets this event and expresses its heartfelt condolences to the relatives and close friends of the Scuba SpA company worker,” he explained.
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