A friend of an Israeli tourist says that the man advanced towards Alma, who lost her balance on the wall; see what testimonials say | Rio de Janeiro

Witness says Israeli tourist lost balance on wall

Friend Dan Hen, who was with the young woman when she died, stated that she tried to move away from the approach of occupants of a red car when he fell from a height of about 15 meters (read more details below).

Even after hearing all the testimonies, the police do not rule out any hypothesis. The Israelis left the police station early Tuesday afternoon.

Alma and fellow Israeli Dan were returning from a trail to Christ the Redeemer at the time the approach occurred. He said one of the car’s occupants asked for the young woman’s belongings.

Dan also said that the two were very close to the road’s protective wall and that the man advanced towards the Israeli woman. According to the statement, she tried to move away, lost her balance on the wall and fell. The car’s occupants fled.

Dan said he went downstairs looking for his friend, but It was difficult to find because of the number of trees and the darkness. When he found her, she was still alive and crying in pain. Alma suffered several fractures and died before firefighters arrived at the scene.

Two other witnesses who saw the boy go down the stairs to help Alma They also came to testify at the Homicide Police Station.

Another Israeli traveling with Dan and staying at the same hostel told the police that they arrived in Rio for Madonna’s concert and decided to stay a few more days.

He said they had just met Alma, who was traveling across the country alone. A representative from the Israeli Consulate accompanied the young people to the police station, but they did not want to speak to the press.

Alma’s body was taken to the IML and awaits release. Before coming to Rio, Alma Bohadana spent around 3 months in Salvador, Bahia. In the hostel where she stayed, she drew a mandala with capoeiristas. Officials said they were shocked by the premature death. One of them said that Alma loved Brazil and that she was deeply happy in Bahia.

And in a message, he wrote: “A beautiful soul, an artist, always smiling, radiant, talkative, very intelligent. We had fun, laughed, talked and danced a lot. She had learned to samba and shared a lot of her Israeli culture. She will stay forever here, with us, in the mandala that she painted with so much love, in every detail.”