Gendarmerie assisted a Venezuelan family stranded in the high mountains when they tried to cross into Chile on foot

02/06/2021 17:51

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Updated 02/06/2021 17:51

The odyssey of trying to cross the Andes Mountains on foot near Mendoza ended in a nightmare for a Venezuelan family.

The National Gendarmerie had to assist them after they

were stranded by a snowstorm

in the high mountains.

As reported by Gendarmería to the newspaper

Los Andes

, a Venezuelan couple and their two minor children had to be assisted after being stranded in Alta Montaña when they tried to walk across to Chile.

The gendarmes were alerted by Argentine Army personnel who reported that in the Cristo Redentor Refuge there was a couple with their two children, ages 14 and 10, who had been stranded when they were heading on foot to the Republic of Chile.

Gendarmería assisted a Venezuelan family stranded in Alta Montaña when they tried to cross into Chile on foot.

Photo: Gendarmerie Press

The family had been stranded in the shelter because the road to Christ the Redeemer was disabled by a snowstorm in the mountains.

The "High Mountain Special Group", dependent on Squadron 27 "Uspallata", intervened in the assistance operation.

When requesting the identifications, the gendarmerie personnel verified that all have Venezuelan nationality and are seeking to go to Chile.

After the assistance, the Gendarmería reported that it intervened to take them to a safer place and give them health care.

Specifically, the family was transferred to the "Cristo Redentor" Security Section of the National Gendarmerie.

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They assisted a Venezuelan family stranded in Alta Montaña when they tried to cross into Chile on foot.

Photo: Gendarmerie Press

On the other hand, Gendarmería also reported that they notified the National Migration Directorate about the fact and that the family must now move to the city of Mendoza to regularize their immigration status since they did not have the permits to cross to the neighboring country.

Another rescue in Mendoza

In addition to the Venezuelans in the "Cristo Redentor", troops from Squadron 28 "Tunuyán" of the National Gendarmerie, together with personnel from the Park Rangers and Provincial Roads, assisted the people who were stranded in the Laguna del Diamante as a result of the copious fall of snow from last week.

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They rescue 9 tourists stranded by the accumulation of snow ❄️🌨️

As a result of the storm, they were unable to return.

The #gendarmes, together with members of provincial organizations, worked to clear the routes and assist tourists.

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- National Gendarmerie (@gendarmeria) February 4, 2021

The troops worked in the area to clear the routes and assisted the tourists, among whom was a 60-year-old woman who said she was hypertensive and did not have medication to treat her disease.

According to the Mendoza media, the nurse from the Laguna del Diamante Group, accompanied by two other officers, traveled 12 kilometers every day to go to the "El Cilindro" shelter where he was with six other people.

Once the snow cleared and weather conditions improved, officials evacuated the nine trapped tourists

The gendarmes who provided assistance were: the Chief of the Laguna del Diamante Group Chief Warrant Officer Fabian Montiel, the members of Corporal Primero Gerardo Molina (nurse);

the corporals Fernando Gómez, Guillermo Gay and Darío González.

In addition, a rescue and support patrol collaborated that transported food and other necessities.

It was made up of Sub-Commander Jorge González, Chief Warrant Officer Rubén Gil, Assistant Sergeant Mario Díaz, and First Corporal Ricardo Piriz.

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