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Buenos Aires Marks 37 Years Since Caballito Tragedy Triggered by Falling Poodle

Anniversary coverage revisits a documented chain of three deaths with details anchored by a forensic finding on the first fatality.

Overview

  • On October 21, 1988, a poodle named Cachy fell from the Montoya family's 13th-floor balcony at 6100 Avenida Rivadavia in Caballito.
  • The dog struck Marta Fortunata Espina, 75, who died instantly from vertebral crushing, according to the forensic report cited by contemporaneous press.
  • Neighbor Edith Solá, reported as 46 or 47, was fatally hit and dragged by a Line 55 bus as she ran across Avenida Rivadavia to help.
  • A third, unidentified man reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest after witnessing the events and died en route to a hospital.
  • This year's retrospectives recall heavy foot traffic and reports of malfunctioning traffic lights near Rivadavia and Morelos as context and report no new investigative findings.