By Joiner Martínez
02 Nov 2023, 21:46 PM EDT
Israel Barona, an Ecuadorian surfer who was looking for his ticket to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, died in a hotel in El Salvador, in the department of La Libertad, one of the most touristy beaches in the Central American country.
The National Civil Police (PNC) reported that Barona “suffered seizures while he was in a hotel in El Zonte, La Libertad.”
We report the death of Ecuadorian surfer Joshua Israel Barona, who suffered seizures while he was in a hotel in El Zonte, La Libertad.
He was taken to a hospital, however he was already deceased.
Homicide is ruled out.
— PNC El Salvador (@PNCSV) October 31, 2023
The PNC detailed on its
Also through its “Israel Barona Matute”.
Israel Barona was in El Salvador for a surfing competition, a sport that he began practicing at the age of 10 and won several national championships, which allowed him to represent Ecuador internationally, in the World Surfing and Bolivarian Games.
Barona’s surfing career began when he was 10 years old, winning several national championships. She represented Ecuador at the World Surfing and Bolivarian Games.
Israel also trained this sport with his sister Dominic Barona, one of the best surfers in Latin America.
In an interview with Barefoot Surf, Israel commented that what he was most passionate about about surfing was the feeling of riding the wave. “You are always in contact with nature. “It’s just that feeling of becoming one with the ocean.”
The athlete leaves little Thiago, who was fathered with the Canadian surfer Marie-Christine Amyot, orphaned.
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