Overview
- Lifeguard Alejandro Martin reported assisting 46 people with bites, while Hospital Fermín Salaberry treated seven patients, including a case with partial finger amputation.
- The beach was evacuated and a red flag prohibits entering the water, with strengthened warnings still in place.
- Martin said at least five additional injuries were recorded on Monday following the weekend surge.
- Experts cite high temperatures and low river levels during the reproductive period as key drivers, and the hospital noted all patients it saw had entered unauthorized areas.
- Lifeguards reported an unconfirmed allegation that someone threw sacks of cow bones to attract the fish, and local actors proposed a two‑meter mesh with buoys and chains to create a safe bathing zone through April.