The state of Texas, in the southern United States, is shocked by heartbreaking news: the death of 13-year-old twins. Jefferson and Josué Pérez had gone to a Galveston beach with their relatives to make a dream come true, to see the sea.
For reasons still under investigation, both ended up in the water on the afternoon of Sunday 5 March and disappeared. The body of one of them was found on Tuesday. And this Thursday the local police found the other body.
In November last year, both were reunited with their mother after 10 years since she fled Honduras to the United States a decade ago. It all ended in real drama.
difficult childhood
Last November, Josué and Jefferson arrived in Houston, Texas to be reunited with the mother they hadn’t seen in 10 years.
The minors, happy to have escaped the violence and the situation they were experiencing in their country, surrendered to the Border Patrol when they crossed the border, assuring them that they did not want to return to Honduras.
On Sunday they were fulfilling another dream by visiting the sea for the first time. The brothers were last seen on the west side of the Pleasure Pier at 4:30 p.m., about 20 yards from shore, the Galveston Beach Patrol said.
In the video you can see the minors in the water, their family was watching them but suddenly they got lost at sea.
“My soul and heart are totally broken but let’s keep faith and hope. Please ask all united prayers so I can find my other son,” the mother said in a post on her Facebook account. was located this Thursday.
As confirmed by the family to the police, neither of the two minors knew how to swim. There were signs on the beach indicating the danger of the area and the prohibition of bathing in those waters.
In the event of an accident, experts recommend never swimming against the current, but to do so parallel to the beach.
Gaby Osorto, mother of brothers Jefferson Pérez and Josué Pérez, is a Honduran immigrant in Houston, Texas who left her country ten years ago. A few months ago the woman was finally able to bring her children to join her. The tragedy rocked the Hispanic community.
At what age to learn to swim
Specialists recommend that children learn to swim between the ages of three and four, although it will always depend on the child’s stage of maturation. At that age, the goal is for the child to learn to float and move the lower limbs, “doggy style”, and to dive.
Another aspect that needs to be taken into account is how to teach a child to swim so that he does not get bored.
It’s best to go to swimming lessons. However, parents can point you to some essentials for survival in the water.
Learning to swim is not just a distraction: it’s a matter of safety so that the water does not present a problem for children.
Source: Clarin
Mary Ortiz is a seasoned journalist with a passion for world events. As a writer for News Rebeat, she brings a fresh perspective to the latest global happenings and provides in-depth coverage that offers a deeper understanding of the world around us.