Overview
- The child fell into a pozo ciego, a household septic pit, at a home in the Puerto Márquez neighborhood and was rescued before being taken to Hospital 9 de Julio.
- The boy was taken to hospital in critical condition and died minutes after arrival despite emergency care from medical staff.
- Police were alerted by a hospital security guard and officers from Comisaría Primera opened initial proceedings at the scene to gather evidence and witness accounts.
- Fiscal Giuliana Giovanini placed the case under judicial investigation and ordered an autopsy while investigators inspect the pit and the home's safety conditions.
- The parents remain in deep shock and investigators are collecting testimony in the coming hours; the case follows similar recent fatal accidents in Argentina involving household septic pits and may prompt closer local safety checks.