Survivor describes horrifying moments of deadly rafting accident

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Now to the tragic rafting accident that killed five people including four American tourists in Costa Rica for a bachelor party. This morning we’re hearing from one of the survivors about those terrifying moments in the water. ABC’s Victor Oquendo has the story.
现在播报一则不幸的消息，在哥斯达黎加的一个单身派对上出现漂流事故，五人意外身亡，其中有四名是美国游客。今天早上，一位幸存者向我们诉说了被淹没在水中的恐慌心情。ABC新闻的维克多·奥肯多为您报道。

These are the four American tourists killed in a tragic rafting accident in Costa Rica over the weekend. They were part of group of 14 from south Florida who traveled to the Central American country for a bachelor party.
在周末，来哥斯达黎加的四名美国游客因漂流事故不幸亡故。他们来自佛罗里达州南部的一个14人队伍，到这个中美洲国家来举办单身派对。

On Saturday , the long-time friends who all attended the same Miami high school , set out on the Colorado River with Costa Rican guys on three different rafts. Every single one capsized.
周六，这些曾共读于迈阿密高中的老朋友从科罗拉多河启程，与一些哥斯达黎加人分乘三只木筏。每只木筏都被倾覆了。

Survivor Chris Gomez told ABC news , “all of us were careening down the river …just trying to stabilize and find something to hold on to…as our bodies ricocheted against the rocks.”
幸存者克里斯·戈麦斯向ABC新闻说道：“所有人都顺着河水，只为了寻求平衡，找到能够抓住的东西，尽管身体总是撞向岩石。”

Gomez added ,“Most of us were ultimately able to …await the rescue teams… Unfortunately , not all of us were so lucky. ”
戈麦斯补充道：“我们大多数人最后都等到了救援。可惜的是，有些人没有我们那么幸运。”

The search lasted hours. Authorities flew above the river. This video from their ministry of public security of Costa Rica. By night fall, all five buddies were found. The groom Louis Bean Deland survived but his brother Sergio Lorenzo did not, as well as Jorge Caso , Ernesto Sierra, Andres Denis.
救援行动持续了几个小时。政府救援人员在河流上方寻找。这段视频来自哥斯达黎加的公共安全部门。直到夜幕降临，这五个人才全被救出。新郎路易斯·宾迪兰幸运地活了下来，但他的弟弟奥尔吉奥·洛伦佐和豪尔赫·卡索，埃内斯托·塞拉，安德烈斯·丹尼斯却离开了人世。

In this event Denis family said “Devastated”,””He had just graduated college and was studying for the LSAT’s.” Guy Kevin Thompson Reld’s body also recovered.
丹尼斯家认为这次意外摧毁了他们的生活，他们说：“他才刚刚大学毕业，并为美国法学院入学考试准备着。”

The river near the Pacific Coast is very popular with tourists, but authority said the river was swollen by heavy rains and there was a lurk for possible flooding.
这条靠近太平洋海岸的河流备受游客青睐，但是当地政府说该河因受大雨影响，水位上涨，可能导致洪涝灾害。

And that survivor told us the weather was rough. They all capsized with a minute of paddling out. He said it was like a living nightmare. The US State department is working with local authorities. This is all under investigation. Cecilia?
这位幸存者说那天天气很恶劣，他们划桨才一分钟就翻船了，这就像一个噩梦发生在现实生活中。美国政府部门现在正在协助当地政府工作。调查工作正在展开。塞西莉亚？

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