Four desperate calls to 112 before being inexorably overwhelmed by the flood of the Natisone, the last unanswered phone call. It is the last chilling detail of the investigation into the tragic end of the three boys who died in Friuli Venezia Giulia, even if at the moment only the bodies of Patrizia and Bianca have been found.
The Udine prosecutor revealed the detail which suggests that the investigation into the late rescue is likely to have sensational developments. Massimo Lia. “Patrizia made four phone calls to the single emergency number 112, the last of which went unanswered – said the magistrate – The first call was made at 1.29pm, the others in the minutes immediately following. From the first investigations, everything took place over a period of time that can be roughly quantified as half an hour. From a situation of apparent tranquility, that tumultuous flow of the Natisone river which then overwhelmed them”.
The last farewell in the funeral home
The funeral home for the two girls of Romanian origin who died in Friuli in the sudden flood of the Natisone river was open from 8.30 this morning: Patrizia Cormosaged 20, and Bianca Dorosaged 23, will be welcomed in the funeral home in via Calvario in Udine, near the San Vito cemetery.
The chapel of rest will remain open until 6.30 pm and also tomorrow, until 4 pm, when it will be closed after the prayer with the Orthodox rite. The two girls were dressed as weddings according to the tradition of their country of origin. At the end of the service, the bodies will leave for Romania where the funeral will be celebrated in Tarna Mare in Transylvania and where they will then be buried.
Meanwhile, the search for the 25-year-old continues Cristian Casian MolnarBianca’s boyfriend still missing since last Friday.
Natisone tragedy, investigation into rescue errors. The nearest helicopter left too late
edited by the Cronaca editorial team
03 June 2024
“They could have saved them instead of making videos”
“What pains me most is that everyone took photos and videos and no one saved them. No one. Maybe they could have saved them. It wasn’t important to take the videos. She had gone for a walk, she called 112 several times. She left his name, his address. He said ‘Call my mother'”, Patrizia’s mother vented, speaking to the reporter Veneto Messenger. “He was an angel – she recalled – he studied a lot and worked to support himself. After the exam at the Academy, taken on Friday morning, he called me and told me ‘I did very well, I knew everything'”.
The manslaughter investigation
The Udine Prosecutor’s Office is prosecuting the crime of manslaughter to ascertain any delays in rescue operations but the prosecutor does not exclude that it may have been a “tragic fatality”.
“We have opened an investigation for manslaughter against unknown persons: in these events, to proceed we need to assume responsibility of omission, not of commission – explains the prosecutor Lia – We will conduct all the necessary investigations to ascertain whether the assistance was timely. I am concerned However, we would like to point out that, at present, there are no specific elements that make us go in this direction, but the checks are in the initial phase. Everything will come
verified, acquired and screened. Both the helicopter used for the rescue, both the signs warning of the bathing ban and the danger of drowning, and above all the timing from the first alarm to the arrival of the rescuers”.
