The body, which showed signs of burns, was taken to the Sicuani morgue where an autopsy will be performed, which will be carried out by the Peruvian Public Ministry.
A 32-year-old Argentine tourist died on Tuesday in the Cusco region, Peru, after being struck by lightning. The victim was identified as Gabriela Daniela Basalloaccording to Peruvian media, who confirmed the death this Wednesday.
It was the tourist guide Efraín Zamora Galindo who alerted the police about the tragic event, after the lightning hit to the young woman during noon on Tuesday while returning with a delegation of tourists who had toured the ”Valle Rojo” mountain.
Likewise, Galindo assured that the snowy “Valle Rojo” can be reached in an hour and a half by car, and described that the area experiences rain and snow, while the place where Gabriela’s body was found is rural. about six kilometers away from the nearest access point.
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Peruvian News Agency
Furthermore, they reported that their partner Samuel Andresof Chilean nationality, suffered injuries and was transferred to the city of Cusco. In addition, members of the Pitumarca section, in joint work with the Emergency Squad of the Sicuani Police Division, went to the mountain and They rescued the body of the victimwith authorization from the Canchis Prosecutor’s Office.
The body, which showed signs of burns, was taken to the Sicuani morgue where an autopsy will be performed, which will be carried out by the Public Ministry.
A recent precedent
At the beginning of November, lightning struck during a soccer match, with the particularity that it was also in Peru. In this case, it caused the death of soccer player José Hugo De la Cruz Meza, 34, and also injured four others. The event occurred at the Coto Coto stadium, in the confrontation between Bellavista Youth and UD Chocca Family.
According to the Peruvian newspaper Tromethe others affected by the lightning were Juan Choca and Erick Estiven Cente Cuyllor19 years old; Josep Gustavo Pariona Chocca16; and Cristian César Pituy Cahuana24.
All of them were immediately transferred to the Hospital Carrión de Huancayo to receive medical attention.
Source: Ambito
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