A Belgian woman died on Friday near Lake Nahuel Huapi in southern Argentina. State news agency ‘Télam’ reports this on the basis of information from the local authorities.
Remy Lehmann
26-02-23, 03:08
Latest update:
03:21
Source:
Telam, Infobae, La Nacion
On Friday afternoon, the 30-year-old woman was “playing with a dog on the shore of the lake, throwing a ball into the water for him to look for it. At one point, however, the ball drifted away and she jumped into the lake to retrieve it,” said a local source quoted by Télam.
Once in the water, the woman was unable to swim back to the beach and began to call for help. The woman’s partner and other tourists then jumped into the lake to rescue her, eyewitnesses said.
After a few minutes they managed to get the woman out of the water. Attempts were made to resuscitate the woman on the beach, with the help of the volunteer fire brigade and medical staff from the local hospital. However, that was to no avail.
According to the Argentinian news site ‘Infobae’, after the death of the woman was confirmed, his partner was taken to the local hospital with hypothermia.
The lake has a maximum depth of 438 lakes, and the average surface temperature of the water is 7 to 8 degrees. It is currently summer in Argentina, which means that the water temperature hovers around 12 degrees. In winter it can drop to 4 degrees.
The lifeless body of the woman was still in the morgue on Saturday for forensic examination to determine the causes of death.
Bariloche
The tragic incident took place at San Pedro Peninsula, located on Lake Nahuel Huapi near San Carlos de Bariloche, a city of about 200,000 inhabitants. It is Argentina’s main winter sports resort, located about 1,500 kilometers southwest of the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires. The place, located in the lake district of Patagonia, is a very popular destination for both domestic and foreign tourists all year round.
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