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Three 7-Year-Olds Drown in Apóstoles Lagoon as City Pledges Safety Review

An inquiry focuses on a site described as an abandoned quarry, with the city promising family support plus tighter water‑safety measures.

Una cantera abandonada que se convirtió en una laguna, en la zona periférica de Apóstoles, en Misiones, se cobró la vida de tres nenas.
Tragedia en Misiones: tres nenas de 7 años murieron ahogadas en una laguna.

Overview

  • The victims were identified as Agustina Nicol Olivera, Soe Alma Mía da Silva and Ramona Beatriz Villalba, all age seven.
  • The incident occurred around 15:40 on Saturday near the Cantera neighborhood in Apóstoles, Misiones.
  • A 911 alert brought police and medics who performed CPR and rushed the girls to the local hospital, where they were pronounced dead from asphyxia by immersion.
  • Forensic teams from Policía Científica and criminalistics units are working the scene, and the judge in charge has ordered standard investigative procedures.
  • Some reports describe the water body as an abandoned, non‑recreational quarry; police sources cited by Clarín said a mother who tried to rescue the girls had to be pulled from the water by officers.