![]() I'm no geologist, but it was obvious to me.' 'The crack was very large, the distance of the outcrop from the wall was very noticeable and it was evident there was a chance it would come down. But it's not a premonition or anything like that. 'At the time I made the comment that this rock would fall. I remembered I had taken this photograph, so I went back to my album on Facebook. The image has since gone viral and Freitas today said: 'When I saw the footage of the accident, I immediately recognised the spot. It comes as police confirmed that the death toll has risen to 10 after the rockface fell on top of two boats on Saturday near a picturesque waterfall and revealed that all the victims had been on board the same vessel, named Jesus.Īuthorities have been working to identify the dead and divers were searching the Furnas Lake near the popular tourist village of Capitolio, in the southeast of Brazil, on Sunday in case there were more victims, as grieving relatives gathered to bury their loved ones.įlavio Freitas, a doctor from Sao Paulo and avid sailor, said it has been 'very clear' that the accident would happen.įreitas had spotted the danger in March 2012 and posted an image at the time showing a visible crack running along the area of the canyon that collapsed on Saturday. The cliff that collapsed and killed at least ten people at a popular tourist spot in southeast Brazil has been on the verge of collapse for at least a decade, it emerged today.Ī boating expert, who had been sailing those waters in 2012, posted a photo at the time showing a huge crack on the rock face of the canyon that has now collapsed with the caption 'this rock is going to fall down'.
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