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Marta Emilia Altamirano, an Argentine from the province of Tucumán, disappeared in 1981. The body of a young tourist on one of the highest mountain peaks in South America. However, the search lasted 42 years.
The trip in the company of loved ones ended in tragedy. Marta Emilia Altamirano disappeared in the Andes in 1981
The body of Altamirano, presumed dead, was discovered in Mercedario. It is the eighth highest mountain of the Andes, with a height of 6,720 meters above sea level, located in the Argentine province of San Juan. Marta Emilia Altamirano, better known to loved ones as “Patty”, died at the age of 20 while on an expedition with her sister Corina Altamirano and experienced climber Sergio Bossini. They left on March 23, 1981 from Barreal. They made an attempt to reach the summit on March 27 and stopped to set up camp at an altitude of over 5,000 meters around 19:00. When Marta Emilia Altamirano wandered to a hard-to-reach spot to explore the area, unexpectedly lost her balance and fell into a crevasse. According to the sister who accompanied her, she slipped on the ice and fell from a height of several hundred meters.
Attempts to find the body of the 20-year-old mountaineer ended in failure
Altamirano’s companions searched for her for several hours, but did not find her until the next morning, when she was already dead. This was reported by the Argentinian newspaper El Tiempo de San Juan. Due to the difficult terrain, the couple decided they would not be able to take her body with them, so they set out to ask for help. When authorities returned to look for the body of the young tourist, they could not find it. Another search operation was organized to find Patty, but without success.
An unexpected twist after 42 years, despite the loss of hope in the search
Over the years There have been at least four expeditions in total to find the body of the young mountaineer. The discovery was made by chance by a group of climbers at the end of 2022. it turned out to be stuck in a glacier 5,000 meters above sea level.
The body was well preserved by the ice and snow, so the Altamirano siblings had no problem identifying it. Relatives confirmed that they recognized the victim’s clothes and belongings as belonging to Patty. According to Argentine media, authorities conducted DNA tests to be sure and thus confirm her identity. It turned out that the mummified body was a young woman who died almost 42 years ago. Patty’s remains will be taken to Tucumán for other relatives to say goodbye before being cremated. They then plan to sprinkle Patty’s ashes on the mountain where she died because “it was her wish”. Corina Altamirano, the sister of the deceased, does not hide her emotions about the recent event.
We are happy to know that the body of our sister, who has been wanted for so long, has finally been found – admitted the sister of the deceased, Corina Altamirano. She attended an autopsy in the city of San Juan in western Argentina. – (Marta) She told us that if she ever died in the mountains, we were to bury her in the mountaineering cemetery in Mendoza or leave her where she would die. What better place than Mercedario? I think this is her home.
Source: Gazeta
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