Tragedy in Aconcagua: a Norwegian climber collapsed and died while trying to reach the summit

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this Saturday after suffering a decompensation while trying to reach the summit of Cerro Aconcagua, almost 6,900 meters above sea level.

This is Moi Oystein (62), who was trying to reach the summit of Cerro Aconcagua with other climbers and for reasons that are trying to be established

, in the La Cueva sector.

From the first tests it emerged that Oystein was making the way to the summit together with the group he was in when he began to feel bad and decompensated to the surprise of those present.

The guide accompanying the group assisted him

and began Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) with the aim of compensating him, but despite the effort, the man died on the spot.

Aconcagua is one of the most visited scenarios by climbers.

A call to the emergency line alerted the authorities and park ranger personnel to organize the rescue of the body that was at an altitude of 6,500 meters.

The rescue team, after a few hours of ascent, reached where the body was located and then began the descent so that it can be transferred to the judicial morgue where the cause or causes of the climber's death will be determined, they indicated.

The Aconcagua is the highest hill in the western hemisphere with 6,962 meters and this season is the one enabled for promotions.

Rescue of two foreign climbers

A few days ago, two foreign climbers, one of them 50 years old from the United States with symptoms of cerebral edema, and another residing in Germany with frostbite in his fingers, had to be

when they were also trying to reach the summit.

As reported by the Montaña aid personnel, "the German citizen had reached the Nido de Cóndores area, at about 5,500 meters above sea level, and had to be evacuated because he had

."

The athlete was rescued by patrol personnel who assisted him, medicated him, and then

to the Horcones area, closest to the base.

The other rescue occurred with a 50-year-old climber from the United States, who had already reached 6,000 meters in his climb when "he began to present

and descended with oxygen and a stretcher," they explained. .

Stephen Dietz, 50, had a very low blood saturation, had almost no reaction and all the symptoms of cerebral edema caused by high altitude.

With information from Telam

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