The son of a Spanish-Venezuelan billionaire was killed in a horrific boating accident in Florida.
Juan Carlos Escotet Alviarez, 31, the son of a Spanish-Venezuelan billionaire, died when he jumped into the water after his fiancée, Andrea Montero, 30, fell into the ocean from their 60-foot vessel as they fished for sailfish.
During the fishing tournament in Florida, Alviarez, was killed by a boat’s propeller as he dove into the water the ocean to save Montero, who was unintentionally thrown overboard by the ship’s captain.
The boat’s captain accidentally bumped into Montero while helping to reel in a big fish. The couple was aboard for The Ocean Reef Clubs Reef Cup 2022 fishing tournament.
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Alviarez, was swept away in the wake of the 60-foot craft’s motor about six miles off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. After entering the water, Alviarez was struck by a boat propeller immediately and died from his injuries.
Angela Oraa, a Venezuelan journalist, said that Montero was able to get out of the water “without consequences,” according to a translated tweet. She also said that Alviarez plans to marry Montero in November of this year.
Logs from the tournament show the couple hauled in seven fish aboard the Otoro fishing vessel before the accident. Last year, they said they came in sixth place in the competition.
Alviarez was a director of Banesco USA, the American affiliate of Venezuelan banking giant Banesco. His father, Juan Carlos Escotet Rodriguez, 62, founded it in 1986.
According to Forbes, Rodriguez has a net worth of $3.5 billion and is the founder of the Caracas-based banking group, Banesco. In 2013, Banesco bought the Spanish bank Abanca for $1.3 billion.
Rodriguez, a father of four, built his fortune while working as a messenger for Banco Union when he was 17. He started his own brokerage in 1986, and 15 years later, merged it with Banco Union.
Alviarez had attended the University of Miami and built his career in the United States, according to his bio on the Banesco USA site. According to an Instagram account, he is devoted to his favorite hobby, an avid fisherman.
On the company’s website, the bank said Alviarez has “vast experience in real estate development in the Miami area”. Two of his brothers also work for the bank, according to the Venezuelan newspaper El Nacional.
Venezuela’s National Organization for Maritime Rescue and Safety of Aquatic Spaces, of which Rodriguez is a member, declared a week of mourning.
Banesco USA officials did not immediately return a message seeking additional details on Saturday’s fatality. Meanwhile, some Venezuelan news outlets, posted online tributes Sunday to Alviarez.
Banesco has branches in Venezuela, Spain, the US, Panama, Puerto Rico, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Switzerland, Germany, Portugal, the UK, and France.
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