Overview
- The domestic elevator fell about four meters on Thursday at a residence on Santa Fe 1400 in General Cabrera, Córdoba.
- Police, firefighters and emergency medics responded, taking both victims first to the local hospital and then to a higher-complexity center in Río Cuarto.
- Doctors in Río Cuarto confirmed the death of the 63-year-old woman, and her 65-year-old husband remains hospitalized with serious lower-limb injuries.
- Initial reports point to a mechanical defect, and a neighbor quoted firefighters saying a cable snapped, but the precise cause has not been confirmed.
- The Public Prosecutor’s Office in Río Cuarto ordered technical examinations of the elevator as investigators work to establish responsibility and the mechanics of the collapse.