RIO DE JANEIRO—A well-known Brazilian actor has drowned in a river where he had shot scenes for a popular soap opera, authorities said Friday, his body recovered hours after a companion was unable to pull him from the currents. Domingos Montagner went for a swim Thursday afternoon in the Sao Francisco River in Caninde, a small town in the northeastern state of Sergipe. Montagner’s body was found several hours later, lodged between two rocks, according to rescue crews. The 54-year-old Montagner starred in the Velho Chico soap opera as a farmer who often had to fight off gunmen. Globo TV, which produces the series, said the crew had been shooting in the area.

Source: thestar September 16, 2016 14:34 UTC