Drowning

Marina Suyapa Regalado, a Honduran from Lepaera, Lempira, who was nearing the end of cancer treatment, drowned in Ohio on July 19 along with three other Hondurans; her parents are appealing for help to repatriate her body for burial at home.

Four Hondurans drowned in Ohio's Scioto River while attempting to rescue a Salvadoran man in distress; Honduras's Foreign Ministry has begun repatriation procedures for the bodies, and surviving children are in U.S. protective custody pending return to Honduras.

Francisco, 16, was swept away by the Río Patuca current in Catacamas, Olancho, on Tuesday while attempting to cross on a burro; his body was recovered on Friday after a three-day search as heavy rains from a weather system affected the region.

Arnold Alexander Ávila Guardado, 21, drowned in a river near Austin, Texas, after a sudden surge in water level swept him away while he was swimming with friends; his family is seeking funds to repatriate his body to Honduras.

Two young people disappeared while attempting to cross the Patuca River in Honduras; search efforts are ongoing.

A 15-year-old drowned in the Chamelecón River in Cortés after being warned not to go out, according to Radio HRN.

Marco Tulio Rodas Matamoros, 28, a sports producer for Televicentro's TVC Deportes in Honduras, drowned after being caught in a rip current at El Zonte beach in El Salvador.

Two young people disappeared while attempting to cross the Patuca River in Honduras.

Josué David Calderón disappeared while swimming with friends in the Chamelecón River on May 26 and was found dead hours later, the latest in a pattern of annual drowning fatalities involving minors at Honduras's rivers and beaches.