No Results in Search For Girls Body
Rescue efforts by the Cruz Roja (Red Cross), residents and the family of Stephanie Carmona were without results yesterday following the disappearance of the nine year old who drowned with two other little girls and a woman on Tuesday.

Efforts in small boats, some swimming while others walked the banks of the river were fruitless in locating the body of the little girl.

The search began in an area called the "hueco del gringo" where the accident occurred down the river about to the installations of the Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT), about 15 kilometres.

Rescue workers are hoping that the little girl's body will float and become visible in the fast moving Saripiquí river, the same river that is used by many tour operators for river rafting.

The search was called off last night at 5:30pm when the sun went down and will resume at day break this morning, at 5am.

"This has been the worst night of my life, I wish it on no one", said JOrge Carmona, father of the little girl, who along with his wife and other family members were up early yesterday to begin the search.

Some residents are asking why would the woman, one the little girls grandmother, take them to the swimming hole when it has been raining. Yesterday, search efforts were hampered on three occasions as it rained heavily during the day. During this time of year the river is faster and more dangerous due to the rain.