Overview
- Authorities report 44 deaths from the December 1 landslide that sank the Deo Rigo and another vessel in Iparía, with most victims from indigenous communities.
- Salvage teams extracted structural pieces, including part of the cabin roof, but refloating failed due to severe hull deterioration, a sediment barrier on the riverbed, and a snapped cable.
- The suspension followed a technical review by the Navy, the Ucayali regional government, and Forensic Medicine, which warned of advanced decomposition and sediment covering the wreck.
- Officials indicate operations could resume in the low-water season from May to July, when efforts would focus on recovering skeletal remains for identification with forensic anthropologists and DNA testing.
- The passenger list remains uncertain because the vessel operated informally, though one boat carried over 60 people and about 20 survived with injuries, and fewer than 20 families have confirmed relatives as missing.