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I was dragged by the current and managed to grab onto a branch that was much further ahead, where later, the residents of the building threw a rope to help me and two others, it was then that my son disappeared, and he did not managed to find him”.

The search group of about 20 people was created by Leandro Rocha, father of Gabriel, 17 years old, who was on that same bus and disappeared. All are residents of the city and were helping the student's parents in the search.

Even after Gabriel's body was found, on the last 24th, the group continued to search for the other victims who were in the collective.

“Our focus right now is finding the three, which we're not going to give up on, we're going to find them. At least a dignified burial the family deserves. We know how painful it is,” said Luciana Ferreira, Gabriel's mother.