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Accidents and severe weather in Argentina and Chile

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A series of fatal accidents, medical emergencies, and weather-related incidents have been reported across Argentina and Chile. In Argentina, fatalities and injuries occurred in San Martín de los Andes, where a woman 76-year-old Ani De La Cruz Riffo died following exposure to freezing lake waters, and waters in Mendoza, where Lago Lácar; despite resuscitation efforts, she suffered a young woman sustained severe decompensation. In Mendoza, 19-year-old Victoria Guadalupe Merino remains in intensive care with a severe traumatic brain injury after striking a chairlift pillar during a skiing accident. accident at Penitentes Park. In Chile, a 72-year-old man was found dead in the La Araucanía Region, though forensic experts attributed the death to Pitrufquén. While there were initial concerns regarding arm injuries, medical examiners determined he died of natural causes, specifically a cardiac arrest. arrest, and that the injuries were caused by stray dogs after he had fallen. Subsequent reports indicate that severe weather, including heavy snow and wind gusts exceeding 100 km/h, has necessitated multiple rescue operations in Argentina. Emergency teams have assisted stranded motorists in In Santa Cruz and Cruz, police rescued a family 25-year-old woman and her 2-year-old daughter after their vehicle became stuck in a snowbank near Provincial Route 39 East. In Neuquén, while also rescuing individuals intense storms caused widespread disruption, leading to the rescue of a family, including a pregnant woman, on Provincial Route 13. Additionally, six people were rescued in Villa El Chocón who suffered from hypothermia after their boat was damaged by storms. strong gusts, with some individuals suffering from hypothermia.

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