Overview

• The hospital said he was taken to the operating room this morning to repair the rib cage after passing the night without fever.
• Surgeons from Mariano y Luciano de la Vega and Hospital Bicentenario are operating jointly through the Buenos Aires provincial surgery network.
• Doctors describe the patient as stable during the multi-hour procedure focused on rib-cage reconstruction.
• He remains in intensive care on mechanical ventilation with inotropic support after an initial splenectomy and multiple thoracic and abdominal injuries.
• Authorities continue investigating the collision as the car’s driver, José Fernando Córdoba, acknowledges feeling responsible, while family members ask for prayers and support.