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Man, 51, Dies After 10-Meter Fall From Windmill at Bowen Estancia

Authorities launched a routine inquiry with forensic testing ordered after initial accounts of a rope entanglement during strong winds.

Overview

  • The victim was identified by police as Pablo Buttini, 51, a resident of San Rafael.
  • The fall occurred around 9 a.m. at Estancia Don Santiago in the Corral de Lorca area of Bowen, General Alvear.
  • According to his brother’s account, he had climbed the structure to stop the blades from turning due to strong winds when a rope became entangled.
  • People at the scene attempted to assist before medical personnel arrived and confirmed his death.
  • Local police units responded under the on-duty magistrate’s direction, and the prosecutor ordered the body transferred for forensic examination with results pending.