After missing for 2 years and was found alive at sea, one of the Angelica Gaitan’s family has explained her heartbreaking disapperance.
The daughter of Angelica Gaitan named Paula Castiblanco says that her mum being missing for two years, and they had no idea where she was during those two years and lost contact with her.
But, last Saturday, Angelica Gaitan was found in the middle of the sea by ywo fisherman.
The fisherman saw the woman floating in the water, with her eyes close and not uttering a word, two kilometres off the coast of Puerto Colombia.
As cited News24xx.com from the Mirror Online, Castiblanco says that her mum decided to enter the water because she did not want to continue with her life.
Angelica claims her family abandoned her after she suffered domestic violence. In 2018, she moved to Ecuador to stay with her brother.
“My mum suffers from severe panic attacks. Then she had lost contact with her family and fled domestic violence. We think during that period of time she was missing, something could have happened to her that caused her psychological trauma.”
A video that capturing the moment Angelica was rescued has went viral.
The video shows fisherman named Rolando, and a friend approaching the floating woman who is almost completely unresponsive. Then, Angelica is dragged towards the boat via a rope attached to the lifesaver which the fisherman had thrown towards her.
The woman was floating above the water for around eight hours and was taken to hospital where she arrived in a state of shock.
Now, Castiblanco and her sister are currently raising money to transport their mother to the capital city of Bogota where they live.
They hope their mum will be taken care of by family.
