Overview
- The accident occurred around midday on Tuesday when two French tourists were swept down Cerro Crestón during a high‑mountain ski‑mountaineering outing.
- A guide activated an emergency beacon about 12:45, nearby skiers began digging immediately, and bystanders performed CPR on the buried woman before official teams arrived.
- Rescuers confirmed the death of 29‑year‑old Juliette Agathe Elena Willmann at the scene and evacuated her partner, identified as Pierre (Gabriel/Pierre‑Idris) Mehdi, who is reported to be out of danger.
- Authorities attribute the slide to a slab fracture in the snowpack that carried the pair about 400 meters; specialized GEAM mountain teams reached the sector later in the afternoon and Gendarmería Nacional is handling the procedural diligences.
- Cerro Crestón is remote and technical, requiring a long approach from Lago del Desierto that can delay formal rescue; Willmann’s profile as a professional freeride athlete has drawn public attention and underscores the limits of on‑site first aid in such terrain.