A collision between two rafts used for rafting . This would be the cause , according to an initial reconstruction, of the fall into the waters of the Lao river , in the Cosentino area, of Denise, the nineteen-year-old student who has been missing since yesterday .

The young woman was aboard one of the two dinghies that collided. Due to the impact she ended up in the water and since then all trace of her has been lost.

In this period the Lao river is in flood due to the abundant rains that have hit the whole Pollino area in recent days.

The searches , resumed at dawn, made it possible to find the young girl's helmet , but no trace of her. The hopes of finding her still alive are becoming more and more feeble .

The nineteen year old was part of a school from Polistena, in the Reggio area. The boys attend the "Giuseppe Rechichi" state high school and were in the province of Cosenza, accompanied by some motor education teachers, for a few days already.

Dismay even among the operators who have been carrying out rafting activities on the Lao river peacefully and safely for years, with the participation of thousands of people. "Nothing like this has ever happened before," they say.

(Unioneonline/vl)

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