Baby Salerno skate champion missing and found

“Really scary, but luckily everything ended in the best way“. Maria Rosaria e Giampiero Pepespouses of Pontecagnano Faianoin the province of Salernothus comment on the incredible story in which their son was the protagonist LorenzoOf 10 yearsa baby skating champion, during the “World skate games“, which took place between Pescara e Montesilvano. The young man of Sports lab of Pontecagnano Faiano, a company chaired by the instructor Pierluigi Di Sommadid not stop at the category finish line (8 kilometers) and tackled the entire circuit reserved for adults and professionals (42 kilometers).

The panic

An unscheduled event that sent organizers and family members into panic: after an hour and a half of waiting and deep concern, in fact, the alarm went off, as the 10-year-old athlete was missing. The police commissioner of Pescara was alerted, Carlo Solimeneon the front line the agents of the State Police also with the help of images taken by Rai cameras, which broadcast the race. The searches continued until, one and a half kilometers from the finish line of the “big boys”, Lorenzo was caught by a police car and asked to stop. But, even in this case, there was nothing to be done: the alter asked to continue.

The finish line

And so it was: the boy, who ranked eleventh in the 8 kilometre, but obviously the only one in his category to also complete the 42 kilometre, received, upon arrival, a very long round of applause from those present amidst the tears of his mother Maria Rosaria who , in the meantime, she had managed to reassure her husband and the little girl’s older sister, Gaiawho were anxiously awaiting updates from home.

Thanks

Endless thanks to the State Police of Pescara who, even afterwards, got in touch with Lorenzo’s family through the assistant chief coordinator of the maritime border and area of Salerno, Gennaro Avetawhich, from Campaniacontributed to the exchange of news and information. So scary, but a truly happy ending. “Lorenzo – say the parents – he had extraordinary strength in finishing the entire 42 kilometer route. We sincerely thank you Pescara Police Headquartersall the agents of the State Police, the Sportlab company, the organizers of the event and the many people who immediately took action and were close to us until the happy epilogue“.