Eight indigenous people are rescued from shipwreck by the Army in Amazonas

Indigenous people who were rescued by army soldiers Disclosure Eight indigenous people — including two children and a pregnant woman — were rescued by the Brazilian Army after the boat they were traveling in hit a tree and sank in a river in Tabatinga, on the border between Brazil and Peru, in the Amazon. The case was announced this Thursday (14). According to the Solimões Border Command / 8th Jungle Infantry Battalion (CFSOL/8th BIS), soldiers from the 1st Special Border Platoon (1st PEF) Palmeiras do Javari were carrying out a Border Reconnaissance action, when they saw the vessel hitting the trunk on the riverbed. With the impact, the vessel sank and the passengers fell into the water. The military stopped the patrol and began the rescue. ? Join the g1 AM channel on WhatsApp On the boat there were four men, two women and two children. They were heading to the community of São Meireles. One of the passengers, pregnant, showed signs of drowning and needed immediate assistance. After the rescue, the indigenous people were taken to the community of Sóles. There, they received evaluation and medical care. Their health status was not reported. READ ALSO Amazonas records the highest number of deaths of indigenous children in the country, according to a Cimi report Indigenous people from recent contact are seen in a river near a city in AM Amazonas leads the ranking of Indigenous Lands under threat of deforestation Military personnel from the Border Squad Disclosure