Overview
- An avalanche on the west face of Pico Tablato at around 2,200 meters struck a group of six ski mountaineers, leaving three dead, one woman hospitalized with mild hypothermia, and two uninjured.
- The deceased were identified as Aragonese mountain experts Jorge García Dihinx and Natalia Román, and Eneko Arrastua of Irún.
- Mountain rescue units from GREIM in Panticosa, Jaca and Huesca deployed roughly 15 specialists with two search dogs, an aerial unit and a doctor to recover victims and assist survivors.
- Aemet’s nivological bulletin rated avalanche danger level 2 up to 2,100 meters and level 3 above that altitude, with officials warning about wind‑slab failures triggered by a skier’s weight.
- Earlier the same day, the Aragón government authorized three nivometeorological stations in Aragüés del Puerto, Panticosa and Sahún under a six‑month, €137,940 contract to supply real‑time data to 112 for prevention and response.