Indiana Man Visiting Puerto Rico Discovered Lifeless After Falling Off 70-Foot Coastal Cliff Close to Lighthouse
U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan/Fb Edgar Garay
The U.S. Coast Guard in San Juan introduced the demise of a 27-year-old man from Indiana who died whereas visiting Puerto Rico in January.
The physique of Edgar Garay was discovered on Monday after witnesses noticed him “stumble toward the edge” of a cliff close to the lighthouse in Cabo Rojo the day past, authorities stated.
“We specific our most heartfelt condolences to the household and family members of Edgar Garay and pray they discover closure and power throughout this most tough time,” Coast Guard Sector San Juan commander Capt. José E. Díaz stated in a press release.
Díaz added: “We respect the efforts of all of the Coast Guard, Puerto Rico Police and associate company emergency responders, particularly the Puerto Rico Emergency Administration Bureau dive unit who was capable of find Mr. Garay’s physique in such a extremely inaccessible and difficult setting.”
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The Coast Guard stated Garay was on a “leisure day journey” to the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico when he was final seen alive Sunday night close to the cliff’s edge. Officers in San Juan acquired a name at 6:50 p.m. Sunday from a 911 emergency operator who first reported the incident.
“A witness on the scene later relayed to look at standers that they noticed Garay stumble in the direction of the sting of the cliff,” the Coast Guard stated of their information launch.
“A Coast Guard MH-60T helicopter launched from Air Station Borinquen and performed a number of search patterns through the evening,” they continued.
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In an interview with NBC affiliate WTHR, Garay’s brother, Carlos, stated his sibling was taking pictures a social media video earlier than he fell from the cliff.
“My brother has a TikTok account that he beloved to add movies to,” stated Carlos. “Sadly, that was what he was making an attempt to do when he was nearer to the sting than he ought to have been.”
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Carlos stated Garay sustained head accidents within the fall.
Their household is elevating cash to carry Garay’s physique again house and has since raised over $3,000.
“He was simply visiting,” Carlos informed WTHR. “So, for him to be laid and his remaining resting place someplace miles upon miles away from right here is simply terrible and devastating.”