Two people drown in Buriti A 15-year-old teenager and a 37-year-old man drowned in Praia do Tição, located in the rural area of ??Buriti do Tocantins. According to the Civil Police, the young man drowned while trying to retrieve a ball from the river and the man died trying to save him. The victims are teenager Henrique Gabriel Morais Monteiro and Wenes Pereira da Silva, aged 37, according to the Public Security Secretariat (SSP). ? Click here to follow the g1 TO channel on WhatsApp According to the police report, when Henrique entered the river to look for the object on Thursday afternoon (9), he ended up being swept away by a whirlpool. Upon realizing the situation, Wenes entered the water to try to help the teenager, but he also ended up drowning. Bathers removed Henrique from the water while he was still alive and took him to the Municipal Hospital of Buriti do Tocantins. Despite the treatment, he did not survive. Wenes was later located without vital signs. Wenes Pereira da Silva drowned after trying to save a teenager Disclosure/City Hall of Buriti do Tocantins READ ALSO Friends who died in an accident on BR-226 were traveling to spend holidays in Piauí, says family member Man disappears after visiting his daughter in TO; family finds open door and bicycle left behind Palmas beaches receive special holiday program with music, sport and gastronomy The bodies of the victims were collected by the Legal Medicine Center (IML) of Araguatins. They were then taken to the IML in Araguaína to carry out expert examinations. After the procedures, the bodies will be released to family members. The SSP informed that the circumstances of the deaths must be investigated and that the incident was registered at the 3rd Civil Police Service Center, in Araguatins. Praia do Tição Reproduction/Kaio-ttO via Google Maps See more news from the region on g1 Tocantins.