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Overview
- Gabriela Cardozo died on March 18 after entering the water at Rosedal beach in Santa María Colotepec, near Puerto Escondido.
- Companions said she struggled to return to shore, and lifeguards recovered her from the sea without vital signs.
- Authorities conducted legal procedures at the scene, and no further official findings beyond drowning have been reported.
- Her family has begun repatriation steps to return her body to Brazil, with no timeline yet confirmed.
- Days before the incident, CEPCyGR warned of a mar de fondo with high waves and strong currents following another tourist drowning in nearby Zicatela and multiple recent rescues.