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Salta Prosecutor Orders Autopsy After Toddler Dies in Fall Into Uncovered Well

An autopsy in El Quebrachal will guide the legal inquiry.

Overview

  • A 2-year-old was found in a ground-level, disused bathroom well without a cover at his grandmother’s home in Joaquín V. González, according to initial reports.
  • Relatives recovered the child and rushed him to Hospital Oscar H. Costas, where he arrived without vital signs despite resuscitation attempts.
  • Fiscal penal 1 de Anta María Celeste García Pisacic took charge of the case and ordered an autopsy alongside on-site forensic examinations.
  • The body was transferred to El Quebrachal for the procedure, with official findings pending and no determination yet on possible criminal responsibility.
  • The death has shaken the local community, with neighbors and relatives expressing deep sorrow.