Overview
- Petersen is hospitalized in the ICU at Hospital Dr. Ramón Carrillo after a multiorgan decompensation that followed an excursion on Volcán Lanín.
- The family’s Instagram communiqué credits a guide’s timely diagnosis, describes excessive exertion leading to a preventive cardiologic event, and thanks hospitals in Junín and San Martín de los Andes.
- Multiple outlets report he was extubated after responding to treatment, though his condition continues to be followed with caution.
- The mountain guides’ association (AAGM) details a sudden behavioral change, an early descent, and a request for Gendarmería, and denies he showed physical problems during the initial ascent.
- A TV panelist’s claim of a leaked positive toxicology has not been confirmed by the family, which has asked for privacy as relatives share brief supportive posts on Instagram.