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Marko Hoffman ha sido colaborador y un representante internacional de Comandos de Salvamento desde 1996.

PanAmerican Highway MVA

Patient being extricated by our staff. .

Volunteers from Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador, Ilopango section, along with other first response institutions, respond to a traffic accident that occurred early Wednesday morning on the Pan-American Highway at kilometer 25.

Around three in the morning, the rescuers from Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador arrived at the scene and found a man trapped inside his vehicle, which had collided with one of the trees in the median of the highway, with the cause of the accident unknown.

The victim, identified as Will Alfredo Astovio, 55 years old, was traveling from West to East on the Pan-American Highway when the accident occurred, with him being the only occupant of the vehicle.

The rescuers from Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador managed to free the victim, who had suffered multiple injuries, and he was subsequently taken to a medical center.

After impacting a tree, Comandos de Salvamento and Green Cross supporting the patient. 

DOWNTOWN ALTERCATION

Comandos de Salvamento supporting the patient. .

Rescuers from Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador attended to an injured person during a brawl that erupted over a plate of food in the vicinity of Parque Libertad, in San Salvador.

According to reports, a person who apparently has mental health issues was having lunch when Luis Ernesto Rivera, 51 years old, in an argument, threw the plate of food at him and was subsequently attacked with a branch, causing injuries to his skull.

The volunteers from Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador arrived at the scene of the incident and stabilized Luis Ernesto Rivera, whom they later transferred to Fosalud de San Jacinto for medical assistance.

According to authorities, the aggressor was apprehended by the National Civil Police.

This is the second case reported in the capital city that resulted in injuries. Yesterday, two people were injured with a knife in another brawl.

PNC detained the aggressor.
 

MVA: CLARO EMPLOYEES EXTRICATED

Rescuers from Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador assist an injured person.

Two women, traveling with other colleagues from a telephone company, suffered injuries in different parts of their bodies after being trapped among the twisted iron of the vehicle they were traveling in with 5 other people, following a collision with the rear of a microbus unloading passengers.

This incident occurred around eight in the morning on the Army Boulevard at kilometer 9 near the Social Security Institute of Ilopango.

According to the report, the driver of the unit transporting employees of the telephone company failed to stop and collided with the rear of the microbus unloading passengers in the area.

Units from Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador, using hydraulic equipment, managed to free the women who were traveling in the front seat alongside the driver, who was unharmed. The first victims who were traveling in the back of the telephone unit were assisted by a Social Security ambulance passing through the accident site.

The women who were trapped were identified as Alexandra Palacios, 27, and Jaquelin Navas, 20, both promoters, and were admitted to the Social Security Institute of Ilopango.

Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador transports one of the two trapped women.

TWO INJURED FROM ALTERCATION IN SAN SALVADOR

PNC agents arrived at the scene of the incident.

Late in the evening, Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador assisted two people who suffered stab wounds after being involved in a brawl that left more injured, with the exact number unknown.

The incident took place on 1st East Street and Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero Avenue in San Salvador, around three this afternoon. Volunteers from Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador were alerted, as were authorities from the National Civil Police who arrived at the scene of the incident.

Two of the stab wound victims were identified as Samuel Alexander López Lucero, 38 years old, and Roberto Antonio Chávez Morales, 42 years old. Both were stabilized and subsequently taken to a medical center.

Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador does not know the exact number of injured, nor what caused the brawl among the individuals.

Rescuers stabilize one of the victims before being taken to a hospital.
The brawl leaves two injured persons attended by Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador.

DEATH OF DEAR FRIEND RICARDO SEGURA

Por la Seguridad, Ricardo Segura Chicas.

Ricardo Segura Chicas, a dear friend and volunteer of Comandos de Salvamento has passed away.

For decades, Segura, as he was known at our main base, wore the yellow uniform, giving firsthand coverage of accidents and natural disasters as a photojournalist. Leaving his job at Diario Colatino, Ricardo went to the headquarters of the Comandos as a volunteer and lead photographer.

He also took part of our motorcycle EMS response team and carried his camera for these events that included rescues and emergencies.

He hold his work in the highest regards and his service to our institution. He dedicated a good part of his time to the service of the community.

For more than a month, Ricardo presented health problems, for which he was admitted to a national hospital where yesterday afternoon he lost the battle and now rests in peace.

Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador, are in deep mourning for the death of this great man, who, on International Volunteer Day, was called to the presence of the Lord.

Strength be to his family, friends, colleagues from the national and international press, as well as the volunteer personnel of Comandos de Salvamento, who will miss forever miss his presence.

 

A sad Christmas for this great loss.
Ricardo with all of his friends at Diario Colatino.
Always willing to help the needy.
Ricardo Segura recieves his medal of honor as a volunteer in 2018.