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La Plata Retiree, 86, Dies After Chainsaw Cut While Pruning at Home

Authorities treat the case as a domestic accident pending autopsy under UFI Nº 8.

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Un jubilado murió al sufrir un corte en una pierna con una motosierra mientras podaba un árbol

Overview

  • The victim, identified as Atilio Mario Driussi, suffered a deep wound to his left groin area while pruning a tree at his Lisandro Olmos residence.
  • His son, Daniel, found him face down in the patio in a pool of blood, and a friend of the son called 911.
  • Police and a SAME ambulance arrived within minutes, and a Policía Científica unit carried out routine on‑scene forensic work.
  • Officers located a bloodstained chainsaw and a hand grinder near the body, and investigators reported no signs of forced entry, damage, or theft.
  • Prosecutor Martín Almirón of UFI Nº 8 ordered the transfer of the body to the La Plata judicial morgue for autopsy and opened proceedings under the label “Averiguación causales de muerte”.