- Title: Chilean authorities recover bodies of five victims from Patagonian snowstorm
- Date: 19th November 2025
- Summary: PUERTO NATALES, MAGALLANES AND CHILEAN ANTARCTIC REGION, CHILE (NOVEMBER 19, 2025) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL DISASTER PREVENTION AND RESPONSE SERVICE, JUAN CARLOS ANDRADES, SAYING: "The working conditions were very difficult and harsh, even putting our field staff in danger. Thank God for their expertise and skills; they were able to
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- Keywords: Chile Torres del Paine National Park snowstorm tourist
- Location: VARIOUS LOCATIONS, CHILE
- City: VARIOUS LOCATIONS, CHILE
- Country: Chile
- Topics: Disaster/Accidents,South America / Central America
- Reuters ID: LVA005337419112025RP1
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- Story Text: Chilean authorities recovered on Wednesday (November 19) the bodies of five tourists killed in a snowstorm at Torres del Paine National Park.
The victims — two Germans, two Mexicans, and one British national — became lost near the park's Los Perros camp during a powerful blizzard that brought whiteout conditions and wind speeds exceeding 193 kilometers per hour, equivalent to a Category 3 hurricane.
Chilean Air Force helicopters airlifted the bodies from the remote location. The remains were transported to the Legal Medical Service headquarters in Puerto Natales for identification.
Rescue teams also evacuated stranded tourists from Dickson Camp as conditions remained hazardous.
Torres del Paine National Park, known for its dramatic mountain peaks and subpolar forests, spans approximately 1,810 square kilometres and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors annually.
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