Tourist Guide Killed as Flash Flood Sweeps Group Crossing River in Costa Rica

Emergency responders confirmed the death of a tour guide after a sudden wall of water swept over approximately 40 people crossing the Río Barú in the Pérez Zeledón province, successfully rescuing over two dozen others.

31 Aug, 11:34 — 31 Aug, 11:34

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Tourist Guide Dies in Flash Flood on Pérez Zeledón River

A tourist guide died yesterday when a wall of water came down the Río Barú in Pérez Zeledón and caught a group of roughly 40 people crossing it. The Benemérito Cuerpo de Bomberos confirmed the death, saying rescuers brought more than 20 people to safety from the riverbank after the surge hit, and that one […] The post Tourist Guide Dies in Flash Flood on Pérez Zeledón River appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.

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Tourist Guide Killed as Flash Flood Sweeps Group Crossing River in Costa Rica

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