Cristina Calvillo Tovar, 37, and Julian Garcia Pimentel, 36 — Nadine Lichey, 45, and Andreas von Pein, 52 — and Victoria Bond, 40.
Might these deaths have been averted?
… On November 16, the climate was delicate, and the standard variety of hikers, 40 or 50, crossed the cross with out incident. By that night, those that would undergo the worst of the storm had converged at Los Perros campsite, the final sheltered refuge earlier than the uncovered John Garner Go. …
On November 17 between 5 to 7 am, about 30 hikers left Los Perros for John Garner Go.
Circumstances began drizzly, however deteriorated quickly after 10 am. Winds reached 193kph, and visibility dropped to lower than three meters. The temperature fell to −5 °C, however the wind chill was far under -20°C. …
Those that turned again barely made it down safely. …
A misery put up appeared on the Torres del Paine Fb group round 2 to three pm. Preliminary response by CONAF was gradual, and unhealthy climate grounded the helicopters. …
Twenty-seven hikers required medical consideration, in accordance with the ultimate tally launched by the Regional Authorities of Magallanes on November 20. …
The Torres del Paine Tragedy: What Actually Occurred
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