The seek for a younger man who was swept away by a flash flood in Italy continued on Monday (Jun 3), a day after the our bodies of his two feminine associates had been discovered. Amid the search, a heartbreaking video of the incident emerged which exhibits the trio hugging moments earlier than they had been swept away by the floodwaters in a river in northern Italy. 

Rescuers have deployed divers, drones, and helicopters to seek for the younger man who was among the many three associates who obtained trapped on a gravel island in the midst of the Natisone River within the northeastern Italian area of Friuli Venezia Giulia. 

Within the footage, the trio recognized as Patrizia Cormos (20), her good friend Bianca Doros (23), and her boyfriend Cristian Molnar (25) had been seen holding on to one another simply seconds earlier than they had been swept away by the flash flood. 

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The three associates had been standing on a tiny pebble island when the river degree out of the blue started to rise reportedly after days of heavy rains within the area. 

The our bodies of Cormos and her good friend Doros had been discovered on Sunday (Jun 2) between 700 metres and one kilometre downstream of the place they disappeared. 

The rescue crew that discovered the our bodies described the scene as “heartbreaking”. In addition they discovered a purse containing the cell phone which made the emergency name. Rescuers on Monday continued the seek for Molnar. 

The three associates had reportedly determined to take a stroll alongside the river final Friday (Might 31) and ventured out onto a tiny gravel island when the extent of the river out of the blue started to rise and the trio obtained caught. 

The chief of the firefighters threw them a rope to tug themselves out of the river, however sadly, they had been unable to take action. 

“We threw them a rope, however they had been actually swallowed up by the flood waters in entrance of our eyes. We watched them disappear,” stated Giorgio Basile, fireplace service chief within the close by metropolis of Udine.

“Keep collectively, collect collectively, hug one another,” one firefighter had shouted on the group from a close-by bridge.

The 20-year-old was a pupil and the 23-year-old was from Romania who had just lately arrived in Italy to go to her dad and mom. The 25-year-old was Doros’ boyfriend, additionally from Romania. 

The mayor of Premariacco prompt that the trio may have saved themselves had they waded again to the riverbank instantly. 

“The water had surrounded them, but it surely was nonetheless low. Perhaps they determined to not transfer in order to not get their garments and sneakers moist. Sadly, the river was then flowing at super velocity,” stated Mayor Michele De Sabata. 

The mayor, talking to the Corriere della Sera newspaper, additionally revealed {that a} fireplace service rescuer was simply “seven metres away from them, however he was unable to do something.” 

He additionally acknowledged that it was sunny and the trio couldn’t have predicted what was about to occur. De Sabata stated {that a} rescue helicopter was additionally dispatched however arrived “a minute after the youngsters disappeared.” 

(With inputs from businesses)