Sao Paulo – A 60-year-old Canadian tourist has died after falling on the Argentinian side of Iguazu Falls. He disappeared this Monday (17) in the turbulent waters and his body was found this Tuesday (18) on the Brazilian side, in the area of ​​Salto Bosetti, on the Iguaçu River. Police are still investigating the circumstances of the death; among the possibilities, he lost his balance trying to take a selfie.

The flow of Iguazu Falls has broken a record in recent days

🇧🇷 Photo: Anderson Coelho/iShoot/Folhapress

The municipal director of the tourist entity of Iguaçu, Marcelo Gione, confirmed this Wednesday morning (19), to the Argentine television channel Cadena 3, that the body found belongs to the missing tourist.

“Indeed, we learned from the photos and videos that were transmitted to us that the body belongs to the person who threw himself. It is a regrettable fact, it is now in the hands of the Justice to investigate on the circumstances in which this person fell into the We must act with caution until justice determines the true causes of the accident, ”he said.

It remains to be seen if he accidentally fell into the water while trying to take a selfie or if he dived on purpose. But the Argentine police have already confirmed that he was not part of the group accompanied by Héctor Ball, the head of the rangers.

Several visitors alerted guides to the man’s fall. Despite the tragic fact, the tours were not canceled. On Thursday (13), the second largest water volume of the falls in history was recorded. On this date, the flow reached 16.5 million liters of water per second, ie 11 times more than the annual average of 1.5 million.

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