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Tourist, 35, Drowns at La Cumbrecita Waterfall in Córdoba

Authorities opened a judicial inquiry into the drowning at the popular mountain cascade.

Overview

  • The man entered the water with two friends on Monday evening at the waterfall area in La Cumbrecita and did not resurface.
  • His companions pulled him from the water and performed CPR for about 20 minutes until emergency crews arrived, but he could not be revived.
  • Police identified the victim as Ángel Martín Rabal, a resident of Córdoba capital.
  • Volunteer firefighters, local police and the Judicial Police intervened at the scene, and the body was transferred for forensic examinations.
  • The incident renewed safety warnings about variable depths and currents at natural pools in the village, where lifeguards are not always present, recalling a similar fatality in 2022.