Overview
- Police named the victim as Boteldo Yuri Pereira, 36, a Brazilian national who died after a lightning strike in the Abra Ocoruro area of Paruro, Cusco.
- The group was descending a downhill route above 4,237 meters in the Occoruro–Chimpahuaylla sector when a sudden electrical storm struck on Wednesday afternoon.
- James Alexander Fernández, 41, a U.S. citizen, was evacuated to the Regional Hospital of Cusco and remains under observation as medical assessments continue to be consolidated.
- Tour guide Dani Peralta, 35, was located at the scene and did not present serious injuries, according to initial police reports.
- The case was reported to the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office of Paruro, the Yaurisque police station is handling the legal procedures, and officers documented at least two lightning impact points at the site.