Chile: death of Argentine and Uruguayan citizens in accident on Lanín Volcano confirmed
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A 30-year-old Argentine woman and a 26-year-old Uruguayan man died in an accident on the slopes of the Lanín volcano, located on Chile’s border with Argentina, in a sector inside Chilean territory towards the commune of Curarrehue, in the region of La Araucanía.
Two other people were injured, one of them seriously due to a broken leg. According to Salvador Bellido, Intendant of Lanín National Park, the accident occurred in Chilean territory.
He explained that the maneuvers of a pilot of the National Fire Management System helicopter, which depends on the Argentine Ministry of the Environment, at an altitude of more than 3,100 meters, allowed the rescue of the fatal victims and the injured.
The evacuation of the injured, among them a mountain guide from the Lanín National Park who was near the place and helped the wounded, was carried out to the Hospital of San Martín de Los Andes, and it was established that the accident was in a 300-meter long descent.
Meanwhile, firefighters from Curarrehue in Chile remained on permanent alert, especially when there was no information about the place of the fatal accident.
Therefore, ONEMI Araucanía monitored the situation to activate a rescue operation on Chilean soil if necessary.
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