Overview
- Authorities named the victim as Silvana Garibaldi, 59, from Pilar, who struck her head on a rock Monday evening after sliding in a sector known for informal ‘toboggan’ descents.
- People at the site, including her husband, pulled her from the water and performed CPR, but she showed no signs of life.
- Rescuers from park rangers, ICE, the mountain rescue commission and Prefectura conducted an overnight recovery in terrain reachable only by boat, removing the body around 1 a.m.
- The remains were taken to Bahía López, where Río Negro police conducted forensic work under the provincial Fiscalía before transfer to the local morgue.
- Nahuel Huapi authorities reiterated that using cascades as slides is explicitly banned for safety reasons and urged visitors to follow guidance in high‑risk areas.