A 29-year-old tourist from Rosario was
rescued
by police and firefighters after falling into a 12-meter-deep cistern in Córdoba.
It happened this Sunday in the town of
Santa María de Punilla
.
The images released by the local fire brigade went viral on the networks, although the causes of the accident are unknown.
According to local media reports, the woman is
out of danger
, although she remains hospitalized for observation at the Domingo Funes hospital in that town in Cordoba.
Firefighters rescued a 29-year-old woman who fell into a cistern in Córdoba.
Photo: Chain 3
Cordovan police sources confirmed that the rescue was carried out in a cistern located in the South sanitary corridor, close to the
Cosquín River waterfront
.
After receiving a 911 call, agents from the Department of High Risk Units (DUAR) belonging to the Fire Department, members of the Technical Catastrophe Action Team (ETAC) and local Volunteer Firefighters intervened.
From what can be seen in the video and according to what was reported, after 6:00 p.m. this Sunday, the troops made
a controlled descent
into the cistern-type well that had a few centimeters of accumulated water.
Cordovan rescuers take out a Rosario tourist who fell into a 12-meter-deep well.
Photo: Video Capture
"A system of pulleys and ropes was put together to rescue the woman. A rescuer went down and was able to find the woman who was conscious although a little confused by the blow suffered. Once she was brought to the surface, she was treated by the Emergency service that After diagnosing minor injuries, he decided to transfer her to the local hospital," reported Deputy Commissioner Sergio Chávez, Head of Punilla's DUAR, in a chat with
Cba24
.
At this time, the Córdoba Police are investigating the circumstances in which the Rosario tourist would have fallen into the well.
The young woman was conscious when she was rescued and was treated by an emergency team who ordered her to be transferred to the hospital in the area.
With information from Telam
