Authorities have resumed searches this morning, to find a paraglider who allegedly disappeared on Furnas beach, in Vila do Bispo yesterday afternoon.
The alert was given by a local at around 5:20 pm on Sunday afternoon, who told authorities that he had seen paragliding equipment floating in the water.
The Sagres Lifeguard Station located and collected the equipment, and searches were immediately initiated. The search operations, coordinated by the local commander of the Lagos Maritime Police (PM), also involve members of the Lagos PM and the Vila do Bispo Volunteer Firefighters.
Two drones from the Algarve Regional Emergency and Civil Protection Command (CREPCA) were also activated.
The Maritime Authority resumed their search this morning, by sea and by land, although so far, “no disappearances” have been reported, so the paraglider's identity remains a mystery.
The first buyer of the paraglider has already been identified, which was done through the registration number, “but it is necessary to confirm whether the person identified is the current owner of the equipment”, say authorites. There is a vehicle in the area that “is presumed to be the one used by the person” who is allegedly missing.
Around 10 members of the Maritime Police, the Sagres Lifeguard Station and the Vila do Bispo firefighters are involved in the search operations, which are taking place south of Praia das Furnas, in Vila do Bispo.
The search operations, coordinated by the port captain and local commander of the Lagos Maritime Police, involve a nautical vehicle and three land vehicles.
Source https://postal.pt/ - Photo by Portuguese Institute for Lifesaving (Instituto de Socorros a Náufragos)
