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22 people lost in Sierra Nevada glacier during Trekking in Lonquimay were assisted by firefighters and police, who improvised a bridge to cross estuary grown by rains. hikers, who were looking for a return bus, were oriented by police, returning unharmed.
Las 22 personas They were lost In the sector of Sierra Nevada glacierwhile they did trekking In the commune of Lonquimaythey were assisted by personnel of Firefighters and Carabinerosbeing in good condition.
The hikers had already returned from the tourism sector to go to the bus in which they moved. However, they failed to do so, because a Estero increased its flow product of the intense rainfall registered in the last hours.
Given this situation, an operation with Firefighters from Curacautín and Lonquimay was activated. In addition, there was the support of Carabineros from the Siern Nevada retainer.
Police personnel, connoisseur of the land, oriented to lost people about 800 to 1,000 meters south. There a bridge was improvised that allowed those affected to return in good condition to the bus with which they arrived at the place.
Reiterate that in these climatic conditions it is difficult to carry out this type of activities. But these people who were lost, would be in good health and crossing the estuary that caused problems, with the help of the staff of Carabineros and Firefighters to return to their place of origin.
BBCL rectifies: people were not missing as initially reported, but lost.
