Ministry of National Defence
Press release No. 407 06.09.2005
Military divers in mission in Colibita resort

A military divers team specialized in deep actions will have Wednesday September 7 the mission to recuperate a young lady's body from the accumulation lake in Colibita resort, Bistrita County.

The team consisting in 13 divers from the 39th Divers Center, Constanta, is led by Captain Laurentiu Cocea, chief of deep divers group.

The action was required by the Prefect of Bistrita Nasuad County, Ioan Szilagyi, and was approved by the Chief of the General Staff, General Eugen Badalan.

Mirela Corina Vaipan, age 25, together with her brother had a car accident and overturned into the accumulation lake. The rescue missions till had no end the body being at more then 40 meters deep down the lake. The military divers from Constanta are equipped and trained for such type of missions.

MoND Press Office