This weekend, the Military Fire Department was in full swing on the busiest beaches in the state. In all of them, actions were carried out to prevent and advise vacationers who passed through the spa, also remembering the importance of environmental awareness. The Firefighters' School of Life program, which works with children in the changing rooms, was introduced to the little ones. At Atalaia beach, in Salinópolis, besides the site preservation campaign, the firefighters attended several occurrences inside and outside the water.
In all, more than 270 calls were made in the main resorts of the state. Just this Sunday (21), the service of Life Guard of the Military Fire Department attended, in total, 166 occurrences. Salinópolis came first with 48 records in total, followed by Mosqueiro with 25; Ajuruteua with 22 and Outeiro with 20 occurrences on the beaches. The most frequent were sharps accidents, localized child, marine animal accident, emergency transport care, and excoriation. In all, 5,735 warnings and various guidelines were recorded during the prevention of lifeguards on the state beaches, only on Sunday.
On Saturday (20), the Military Fire Department attended, in total, 71 occurrences in the changing rooms. The largest number was registered in Mosqueiro, with 13 calls, followed by the beaches of Crispim and Salinópolis (12); Outeiro (09); and Beja (05). In Salinas, accidents with sharp objects were recorded; localized child; an accident with sea animals; emergency transport; kite line injury and excoriation. On the 20th, there were 2,491 warnings and miscellaneous guidance by the lifeguards, according to firefighters in the region.
Another resort that recorded a lot of movement over the weekend was Marudá beach, inMarapanim. Considered a great option for bathers to enjoy the sea bath, it was found an increase in the flow of vacationers who frequent the beach at this time of year. Thus, the Firefighters of the Castanhal Group did the prevention with its effective, also acting in the beaches of Crispim, Algodoal, and Camará, located in the same region. According to the commander of the prevention of lifeguard, Captain J. Ferreira, the most common occurrences in the health resort are the accidents with marine animals and small cuts by sharp objects found in the sand.
Two cases of drowning children mobilized search teams this Sunday (21), in Salinópolis and Cametá. Lifeguards were called in to respond to a missing occurrence on Farol Velho beach in Salinópolis. Henrique dos Santos Costa, 11, a resident of Paragominas, went on a picnic with his aunt and friends. According to the responsible report, the boy disappeared while bathing in the sea. The searches made by divers and lifeguards supported by the Air Group helicopter, but until 6 pm Sunday, it was unsuccessful in finding the child. The search resumed this morning (22).
In Cametá, firefighters responded to another occurrence of child drowning. The victim's body was found on Sunday night (21). Emanuel Santos Teixeira, 5, a resident of Curralinho, Marajó, was with his mother in a caravan on Aldeia beach, when, around 3:15 pm, he disappeared near his acquaintances in the resort.
Atalaia beach, in Salinópolis, was the perfect place for the practice of kitesurfing, a water sport that mixes the use of a kite with a surfboard, to enjoy the winds to surf over the waters. Those who circulated along the beach easily came across dozens of sports practitioners. Among them, the youngest kiteboarder in Pará. At just 11 years old, Elroy Ribeiro Teixeira was training alongside his father Elielson Teixeira, to participate, for the first time, in a competition of this sport in the beginner sport. Residents on the island of Maiandeua, better known as Algodoal, district of the municipality of Maracanã, northeast of Pará, the two went to Salinópolis, where the boy will compete.
With three years of experience in kitesurfing, Eielson passed all the lessons to her son who has been practicing the sport for a year. "It all started when I sold my house in Algodoal and with that, I came to Salinópolis, where I met and learned to practice sports," he says. When playing the sport, explains Eielson, safety is critical. For him, the life jacket with reflective tape is essential to ensure the safety of those who practice the sport. The Firefighters attentive to advise on care in the practice of kitesurfing and provide care in case of accidents during sports. There was no record of any accident with practitioners of the sport over the weekend in the municipality.
Between 18 and 21, the Department of Traffic of the State of Pará registered 502 violations. Of these, 116 were for driving with the vehicle without registration or a proper license and to alcohol, which is the act of driving under the influence of alcohol or any other psychoactive substance that determines addiction. Another 14 refusals of refusal to undergo a test, clinical examination, expertise or other procedure to certify influence of alcohol or other psychoactive substance.
Also, 75 violations recorded for failing to keep the daylight low, in tunnels provided with street lighting and on highways, and 23 violations for driving a motorcycle, scooter or moped without wearing a safety helmet with visor or goggles and reflective clothing with the norms and specifications approved by the National Traffic Council.
