Woman Rescued After 42 Hours Adrift, Search Continues for Missing Companion

Overview

• Bruna Damaris Sant’anna da Silva was found alive by local fishermen after about 42 hours adrift and was treated for hypothermia, dehydration and airway irritation before being discharged from hospital.
• The man who left with her, Dheorge Pereira Bernardino, remains missing and search teams expanded line‑parallel sweeps after a life jacket that may belong to him was recovered.
• Multi‑agency operations involving the Marinha, Grupamento de Bombeiros Marítimo, Corpo de Bombeiros, the Air Force and police helicopters continued into the sixth day with six boats and three helicopters focused on areas near Ilha de Búzios and north of Ilhabela.
• Witness statements and Bruna’s testimony say the jet‑ski took on water and strong currents carried the pair out to sea while other witnesses told police the vehicle was taken without the renter’s permission and that alcohol had been consumed.
• The Marinha opened an administrative inquérito to investigate causes, operator habilitation and documentation while the Polícia Civil collects witness statements and Bruna receives psychological follow‑up as her family and the missing man’s relatives await results.