Augustus Gruttadauria29 years old, was Rescued this morning after being crushed by an avalanche on Cerro López Wednesday night. The young man survived 11 hours in the hostile and icy climate of Bariloche and was the second person to be rescued in the snow. A Scottish tourist died after the storm.
The rescue work had been suspended yesterday, just after 8pm. According to the Bariloche Andean Club, the place is “a dangerous area for rescuers”. They resumed the operation early Thursday morning and managed to rescue him.
According to the local newspaper Río Negro, Gruttadauria was able to stay alive creating an air bubble in the snow so you can breathe. He also noted that rescuers They improvised a “helipad” on the spot for the arrival of the helicopter.
“He was at the top of the avalanche. From where he was to the warehouse -which was the place where they were searching yesterday-, There are more than 700 meters and a slope of 45 degrees. “That is, it took us more than an hour and a bit to get from the depot to where he was,” explained Martín Raffo, a doctor at CAX, in conversation with the Rio Negro newspaper.
And he added: “Believe me, it was extremely risky for everyone who was there. If there is the idea that someone is not alive, you don’t put anyone in a risky place.”
The Bariloche Relief Commission stated this morning that August He was evacuated by private helicopter with hypothermia, after a rescue operation that included 15 members of the commission.
“We found it quite high up on the mountain. In fact, it’s not that we found him, but that he managed to get out of the snow and was able to call 911, and we went back to rescue him. He is alive and conscious“, said Nahuel Campitelli, head of the Relief Commission, in conversation with TN.
Who is Augusto Gruttadauria, the young man who survived 11 hours in the snow
Gruttadauria is a 29-year-old ski lover, a sport for which he traveled to different parts of the world. In his last post on one of his two Instagram profileshe can be seen doing a pirouette in the snow on Cerro Catedral.
However, this is not the only extreme sport he practiced: he also did bungee jumping in Baños, Ecuador, and kayaking in Isla Mujeres, Mexico.
On her social networks she also shares part of her work activity. In 2017 she took to the streets “The Cart”a food truck dedicated to selling pizza and craft beer. With his venture, he was present at various events in the city of Córdoba.
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