Argentine rescue services worked 16 hours straight to recover the bodies of two people who were found dead at the Vinciguerra glacier in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego province.
Identified as local guide Emiliano Feidas and Abril Melina Marino Pereira, a 25-year-old Uruguayan tourist, the provincial government confirmed their passing on Tuesday.
The two were trekking along a challenging trail, one of the busiest in northern Ushuaia, and were reported missing on Monday after Feidas’s family alerted authorities that the two had not returned to base at the scheduled time.
The search crew found them on Monday night, but adverse weather conditions and reduced visibility made the recovery trip extremely difficult.
The situation triggered the activation of an emergency protocol, leading to the intervention of the Ushuaia Rescue Commission — a recovery crew comprising Civil Defense, the Gendarmerie, the Ushuaia Andean Club, the Fire Department, the Tierra del Fuego Police, and other agencies.
