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Two Siblings, 8 and 5, Found Dead in Unused Freezer in Colombia

Police describe an apparent accidental asphyxia pending confirmation from forensic exams.

Overview

  • Saori Guevara, 8, and her brother, Darién, 5, were discovered inside a freezer at their home in Vista Hermosa on Saturday, in what authorities say was a domestic accident.
  • The children were rushed to a nearby clinic, where medical staff confirmed they arrived without vital signs after efforts to revive them failed.
  • Early police reconstructions indicate the siblings hid in a disconnected freezer while playing, and a hermetic lid trapped them inside where they likely suffocated.
  • Judicial teams and Medicina Legal are mapping the scene and running autopsy and timeline analyses, as the father said the parents were out for about 20 minutes buying food.
  • The municipal administration offered condolences and urged tighter child supervision and the removal or securing of old appliances that can seal shut and cannot be opened from the inside.