Mónica, the wife of the man who died on September 3 at night in Aldea del Fresno after the car in which she was traveling with him and her two children was carried away by the flood caused by DANA, has written and sent a letter today. statement in which he denied that they committed any recklessness, asserting that everything was “a terrible accident”.

In said letter sent to the media, to which Europa Press has had access, the woman, who was rescued by the Civil Guard and who was able to survive like her children, has acknowledged that after what happened “she has little strength” and They are facing an “especially tragic” grief.

However, she wanted to express her “deepest gratitude for the work and disproportionate effort” carried out by all the rescue teams and the Security Forces, as well as all the volunteers who searched for her husband for four days..

“In that time of immense pain, your dedication and perseverance provided us with a ray of hope. All week, the uncertainty and pain have been unbearable, but your intervention has brought us tremendous comfort.. That we can say goodbye to Manuel as he deserves is an immense gift that we will never be able to thank you enough,” said his wife, who has also expressed her heartfelt condolences to the rest of the affected families..

“We try to make the most prudent decisions”

Next, Mónica has denied the information in which a forest firefighter indicated that he had warned of the danger of traveling there with the car.

“I understand the psychological need that this person could feel, faced with an event like this, to vent and describe their own experience. But the reality is that the erroneous testimony of this person and the atrocity of comments that occur in this regard are causing us extreme suffering and, above all, they are staining the memory of Manuel, who deserves to be remembered with respect and love.. “How can we think that, consciously, we are going to minimally put his life at risk?” he asked..

The woman says that from the beginning of their trip back home, to the town of Alcorcón, they tried to make the most prudent decisions. “We left once the news reported that the worst had happened, without rain and with extreme caution. Unfortunately, the trip became complicated for us and for the rest of the drivers in Aldea del Fresno, when the pools of water, the landslide and the branches were more than evident throughout the road,” he says..

“In this way, we returned and stood behind him, heading towards Aldea. Moments before crossing the Arroyo Grande bridge, the van stopped to talk to a vehicle that was coming in the opposite direction and that had just crossed said bridge.. After several seconds of conversation, both continued their journey, while we, with the windows down, without knowing the content of that conversation and driving slowly, came across the vehicle, which at no time warned us of the danger,” he detailed..

“Seeing that the van continued on its way, we continued driving behind it, both entering the bridge. Moments later, we were both trapped by the strong rise of the water, our vehicle being swept away by the flood and falling off the road,” continues the wife of the deceased..

Afterwards, he asked all the media to echo this version of events and to “allow them to rest in peace without leaving the slightest doubt that the decision that we took, in those very complicated moments, was not caused by no recklessness or disobedience, but simply a terrible accident.

“I thank you for allowing me to clarify this event. I will not speak out about it again. We only have his family and friends remember Manuel as the exceptional father and wonderful husband that he was. May he rest in peace,” Mónica concluded in her release.