Overview
- Juan Álvarez Pinto entered Arroyo Los Molles at the Complejo El Talar on Friday to guide two frightened women to shallower water during a rapid rise in flow.
- One tourist had a foot trapped between rocks due to the current, recovered her composure, freed herself, and reached a safe area with the minister’s help.
- The minister was cycling nearby, requested that emergency services be alerted, and intervened wearing his biking gear as rains continued in the high sierra.
- All affected people left the water without injuries or hospital transfers, and firefighters assisted at least one other person stranded across the stream.
- Videos of the rescue circulated widely on social media as local volunteer firefighters reiterated signs of imminent crecidas such as water discoloration, foam or branches, hillside runoff, and a deep, constant rumble.