The shock continues over the serious accident suffered by a 35-year-old woman from La Plata when she was carrying out a walk back with your partner from the San Martín refuge, located above the Jakob Lagoon, to Bariloche.
As reported 0221.com.arthe young man managed to get ahead of the material that devastated them and managed to get his 35-year-old partner out, who took the brunt of the accident: he suffered severe injuries and doctors had to amputate his leg.
According to a newspaper from Río Negro, the doctor Martin Raffoa member of the Club Andino Bariloche relief commission that participated in the rescue, explained that the accident occurred less than 3 kilometers from Tambo Báez, where the picada begins, when the woman from La Plata returned from the refugeeither. “Her boyfriend managed to cross the stream that runs down from Bella Vista and seconds ago, she crossed, but the avalanche dragged her more than 250 meters to the Casa de Piedra stream. In fact, he got to put her in the latter”, he counted.
The helicopter transferred the woman from the Casa de Piedra stream to the National Park Varadero. From there, an ambulance took her to the Ramón Carrillo hospital, where the victim was immediately operated on. The blow from her avalanche had caused an open fracture through which she lost a large amount of blood.
Along with the affected couple, another young man was walking who, upon observing the landslide, ran to Tambo Báez in search of help. “For this reason, the first notice that reached us was that an avalanche had taken a person. There every minute counts. Luckily, it was possible to get to the place quickly and in less than an hour, there were three paramedics, two doctors and 20 people in the place assistingRaffo pointed out.
Regarding the state of health of the young woman, Dr. Victor Parodifrom the Technical Secretariat of the Ramón Carrillo Hospital, reported that after a long surgery that took place during the last hours of Thursdayit was necessary to amputate his leg as a result of the serious injuries he presented. “He was admitted with hypovolemic shock due to blood loss and a serious injury to one of his legs. As soon as the blood loss was stabilized, he was admitted to the operating room and it was necessary to carry out an amputation”, explained the specialist.
For these hours, the woman is in intensive care under respiratory assistance and with a reserved prognosis. “In the general context, the evolution is expected to be good, but you have to wait 12 hoursParody said.
The National Meteorological Service (SMN) had issued a yellow alert about the storm and the Nahuel Huapi park administration had recommended not to go along mountain trails or beaches.
