A British woman has been named as one of five hikers who died in a violent wind and snowstorm at a national park.
The group was caught in gusts of more than 120mph and heavy snowfall on Monday (17 Nov).
The British national has been identified as Victoria Bond.
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The other victims were named as Mexican nationals Cristina Calvillo Tovar and Julian García Pimentel, and German nationals Nadine Lichey and Andreas Von Pein.
They were hiking the Paine Massif Circuit – also known as the O Circuit – in Torres del Paine, Chile, when the weather turned.
The emergency came to light when visitor Arab Ginnett posted on social media: “We are at Los Perros camp in Torres del Paine.
“People climbed the John Gardner earlier today, and the weather has turned very bad. We are snowed in, and people are still out on the pass. Very strong wind >120 mph.
“They left at 6 am this morning. We have sent out 20–25 people to rescue those still missing.
“We believe at least five people haven’t been found, one is being rescued now, but she is very unresponsive.
“They are on the side between Los Perros and the top of the pass.
“We need urgent help – climbers and rescuers run the risk of dying based on our current situation.”
According to her social media profile, Victoria worked in PR for the Isles of Scilly Tourist Information Centre and was also involved in Cornwall’s Roseland Festival.
A video posted by her friend Christian on Sunday (16 Nov) shows the highs and lows from their first day on the trek, as reported by Need To Know.
He wrote: “Day 1 of the Patagonia O-Trek: also known as 15km of why the f**k did I fly 8,000 km when I could’ve walked around Bodmin Moor in a light drizzle?
“It pissed it down from the first step, the trail rebranded itself as an Amazon tributary, and at one point, I’m fairly certain I saw a trout overtake me. Five river crossings and only one bloody bridge. Should’ve brought a canoe and a priest.
“Morale at an all-time low… and THEN the skies suddenly cleared, the valley cracked open like a tin of peaches, and we stumbled into camp with trench foot.”
The victims were identified yesterday (18 Nov).
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