Video shows rescue of passengers after nautical taxi with 19 people sinks off the coast of Paraná

Video shows how passengers were rescued from a nautical taxi that sank off the coast of PR A security camera recorded the rescue of passengers thrown into the water after a nautical taxi carrying 19 people sank off the coast of Paraná. The images were obtained exclusively by RPC, a TV Globo affiliate. See the video above. The occupants were rescued from the water by workers from a transport and maritime support company who have no connection with the vessel that sank. The accident happened on Monday afternoon (6), in Paranaguá Bay, and caused the death of Maria Inês Miranda da Graça, a 63-year-old woman who sold pastries and dreams on Superagui Island. ? Follow the g1 PR channel on WhatsApp Another seven people were rescued with signs of mild drowning. Four of them were taken to the Litoral Regional Hospital and the other three to an Emergency Care Unit (UPA). Among the passengers was a baby in arms, who was rescued unharmed. The vessel was traveling between Paranaguá and Superagui Island, in Guaraqueçaba. The victims reported to rescue teams that the boat was hit by a strong wave and sank. Until the last update of this report, there were no official details about what caused the accident, nor whether the vessel that sank was operating legally. Video shows rescue of passengers thrown into the water after a nautical taxi carrying 19 people sank off the coast of Paraná Reproduction/Giramar Arilson de Oliveira, who helped with the rescues, tells what he remembers of the scene. When he arrived at the scene, a vessel had started to remove people from the water. "I heard a call for help on the radio and someone called me right away. I have a new boat that was in the water, one of the fastest on the coast, it was even her first trip. I boarded it and it took me about 8 minutes to get to the place." The people who were most injured were placed on the boat and taken to receive treatment on land. At the marina, the victims were treated by teams from the Fire Department, Brazilian Navy and Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu). The Association of Boatmen of the Bays of the North Coast of the State of Paraná (Abaline) informed that the vessel that sank is not part of the entity. In a statement, the Civil Police of Paraná (PC-PR) said that a police investigation will be launched to determine the causes of the sinking. "The police team is working to collect information to clarify the dynamics of the accident.” Nautical taxi carrying 19 people sinks on the coast of Paraná Folha do Litoral News READ ALSO Sudden illness: Driver sends audio asking for help and dies minutes later after having a heart attack while driving and crashing car Roads: Family car falls off bridge and 4-year-old child disappears in river; body was found 13 hours later Weather forecast: Frosts and negative temperatures are expected to return to Paraná; see when and where Most watched videos on g1 Paraná: Read more news on g1 Paraná.