Overview
- Three minors were swept by strong currents near the second breakwater at Salaverry beach; rescuers reached two adolescents but an 11-year-old boy drowned.
- A lifeguard and a local merchant entered the water and pulled two girls, ages 13 and 17, to shore before they were taken for medical care at the Centro de Salud Materno Infantil Salaverry.
- The boy’s body was transferred to the Trujillo morgue after emergency teams were unable to revive him.
- News outlets link this death to an earlier June drowning of a 4-year-old at the same beach, marking at least two similar child fatalities in a short span.
- Reports show community rescue action and medical handling but no published statements, closures, or new safety measures from authorities, which may prompt calls for official review of beach safety.