6-year-old child disappears in Santo Amaro da Imperatriz river

6-year-old child disappears after being dragged by river in Santo Amaro da Imperatriz Bruna Radtke/NSC TV The Fire Department is searching for a 6-year-old child who disappeared in a river in Santo Amaro da Imperatriz, in Greater Florianópolis, this Monday (17). According to rescuers, the boy had been swept away by the current. The incident was recorded at 11:10 am, on Rua Águias Delta, in the South neighborhood of Rio. Preliminary information is that the child had gone to the area with his cousin to play. ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp "Initial information is that they were there, initially bathing a puppy and the puppy entered the water and he [missing child] went to try to rescue this dog and was carried away by the current and the cousin was unable to help him any further", said Commander Richard Stüp, of the Fire Department. Rescuers carried out drone sweeps in the region early this afternoon. In parallel, at around 12:30 pm, a vessel was prepared to enter the river and begin searching the location. 6-year-old child disappears after being dragged by river in Santo Amaro da Imperatriz Bruna Radtke/NSC TV In total, seven military firefighters are involved in the search, in addition to the Civil Defense and the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu). "Depending on the conditions found at the site, especially related to the strength of the current and the characteristics of the river, the teams will assess the need and possibility of using divers in the operation", informed the commander.