The death of a merchant from San Martín de los Andes who was vacationing in Punta del Este, with his wife, caused great commotion in the mountain town. Is about David «Pino» Leporace.
He was owner of the overcooked De la Montaña store, a place founded in 1990 in San Martín de los Andesa gourmet place for cold cuts, cheeses and regional products.
He was also the owner of the El Montañes Supermarket.
Leporace was a businessman with a long history in the community and Neighbors through social networks highlighted that he was very loved by everyone. They also remembered that he frequently practiced cycling.
«Good father, husband, son, brother, grandfather, friend, even a good boss… you were always the outstretched hand for those who needed it“You always sought to be excellence in what you did,” one of his friends recalled on social networks.
What is known about the death of the Argentine businessman in Punta del Este
The event occurred on Sunday, at Parada 27 and La Brava, on the Uruguayan coast. It was a few days before his birthday.
“He grabbed the man a return current that took him too far from the coast… The lifeguards warned him and jumped to rescue him, but they couldn’t. He didn’t sink. Otherwise we would still be looking for it,” reported Marcelo, one of the supervisors of the beaches of Punta del Este in dialogue with Clarín.
He explained that if drowning had occurred, “he would have sunk«. He indicated to the national media that “all the animation maneuvers were carried out on the Neuquén businessman and the defibrillator was applied. The ambulance arrived after seven minutes, but unfortunately nothing could be done, creating a scene of deep pain, since his wife was at the scene.
The lifeguard described that it is “a complex areawith many breaks, where surfing is practiced and it is an area with a bad reputation, with many rescues last summer.