Overview
- A crash in La Frontera, Pinamar on January 12 left 8-year-old Bastián with severe head and liver trauma while he traveled with his father and family friends.
- Bastián has been hospitalized since the January crash and underwent multiple surgeries before being moved from Mar del Plata to Hospital Italiano de San Justo on February 9 for specialized care.
- On June 5 doctors performed a cannula change and placed a gastrostomy button to assist breathing and provide direct nutritional support, and the boy’s mother said the procedure went well.
- A judicial probe into the accident is ongoing and three people are formally charged with aggravated negligent injuries: Manuel Molinari, Noemí Quirós and Maximiliano Jerez.
- The family has kept the public updated through social posts and thanked supporters, and the new procedure points to continued long-term medical care and rehabilitation needs for Bastián.