A DESPERATE search has been launched for an influencer and her friend after a luxury party yacht capsized in the rough seas on the “Devil’s Throat” coastline.
Police have confirmed that Aline Tamara Moreira, 37, and Beatriz Tavares da Silva Faria, 27, remain missing after the boat sank.
According to her brother Anderson Carlos Moreira de Amorim, Aline doesn’t how to swim.
The influencer has a 17-year-old son, who is in Sao Vicente following the search with other family members.
According to the survivors, the group were at a party on a larger yacht and when they decided to leave, six of them used a speedboat that later capsised after it went to pick them up with just the captain on board.
On the way back, a strong wave caused the boat to capsise.
Five people, two men and three women, were rescued and received medical attention.
They had injuries caused by the collision with parts of the vessel and with the rocks in the region.
The City of Sao Vicente reported in a statement that the Mobile Emergency Care Service (SAMU) was called to respond to the incident.
After initial care, four of those rescued were taken to the Central Emergency Room while one refused further medical attention.
At the health unit, the remaining four were medicated and discharged from hospital.
Nilce Aparecida Silva, a resident of Praia Grande, is a cousin to the missing woman Beatriz and she took to Facebook to ask for prayers so that she might still be found alive.
She said: “In addition to being a cousin, Bia is my granddaughter’s godmother. She loved the sea and, when she came to the coast, she always found a way to stop by our house.
“We are praying that she will be found alive.”
Nilce made her home available to other Beatriz relatives following the search.
According to her, Beatriz was living in the east zone of Sao Paulo.
The ‘Devil’s Throat’, which is the region where the accident occurred, is located between Porchat Island and Xixova-Japui State Park, in Sao Vicente.
It attracts surfers because of its waves, but hides several dangers due to the strong currents that hit the area.
