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Woman, 75, Dies After Fall Into Interior Heating Void at Home in Villavicencio de los Caballeros

Responders dispatched after a 12:58 alert later confirmed the fatality.

Overview

  • The 112 operations center received a call at 12:58 reporting a fall inside a private residence in Villavicencio de los Caballeros, Valladolid.
  • The center alerted the Guardia Civil and provincial firefighters, and Sacyl deployed a medical team, a basic life support ambulance, and a medicalized helicopter.
  • Upon arrival, medical personnel could only certify the woman's death, prompting cancellation of the ambulance and helicopter.
  • Authorities identified the hazard as a 'gloria,' a traditional subfloor heating cavity still found in some homes.
  • The victim's identity has not been released, and the incident was reported to the Junta de Castilla y León's Emergency Coordination Center.