Overview

• On Saturday, farmhand Nahuel Vince became lost in knee-deep snow near Lonco Vaca and suffered severe hypothermia.
• His dogs laid on him instinctively, providing crucial warmth that prevented fatal cold exposure during more than five hours alone in subzero conditions.
• After climbing to a hilltop and securing a weak cell signal, Vince called for help, prompting a rescue led by landowner Cristian alongside Comisión de Fomento de Mencué and Police Unit 60.
• Responders stabilized him inside an old tapera before ambulance crews transported him to Paraje Chasico, then on to Hospital El Cuy under Dr. Darío Bernel’s care.
• Authorities continue emergency operations across Río Negro after the polar front contributed to a crash that killed four people on Ruta 151 in Catriel.