Overview
- Local fishermen aboard the Pôr do Sol Dois spotted and pulled Bruna Damaris Sant’Anna da Silva from the water on Tuesday after she floated for about 60 hours wearing a life jacket.
- Rescuers reported she was conscious with hypothermia and weakness and she was taken by ambulance to the Hospital Municipal Governador Mário Covas Júnior, later moving out of intensive care for observation.
- The jet ski was recovered adrift several kilometers offshore with no other occupants aboard, and authorities launched coordinated search operations that continue to seek Dheorge Pereira Bernardino.
- The Grupo de Bomberos Marítimos and the Brazilian Navy have used helicopters and ships in the ongoing search, which remains active and focused on the area around Ilhabela and nearby islands.
- The fishermen’s chance sighting and circulating video have drawn attention to the role of local crews in coastal rescues and underscore the challenges of locating small craft and people swept far from shore in strong currents.