Noam Rubenstein
An Israeli IDF officer traveling in South America died after
freezing to death in northern Chile.
Lieutenant Noam Rubenstein, 22, was in Chile for her
post-army trip – a custom among Israeli youths – when she was wounded in a
mountainous region in northern Chile.
A friend who was traveling with her said that they tried to
alert rescue services. Sadly, the rescue team failed to make it in time, and
they were forced to declare Rubenstein dead.
The IDF said that her family has been informed, and the
Foreign Minister said: "We are currently working to bring her body to
Israel. The Chilean authorities are assisting us and have cooperated in search
efforts."
An initial investigation by Chilean police revealed that
Rubenstein sustained an ankle injury while hiking in the Cerro Castillo
National Reserve in Chile's Patagonia region, Jewish News One reported.
According to the report, Rubenstein was with another Israeli
who left to get help after the injury.
Sadly Rubenstein died of hypothermia before rescuer forces
were able to reach her and her body was recovered from the mountain with the
aid of a horse.
Jorje Gaurdio, head of the local rescue team, said that
"when we arrived at the scene we saw a women lying on the ground, and
immediately we understood that something is wrong. We tried to finds signs of
life, but there were none. Death from hypothermia had already taken place a few
hours earlier.
Cerro Castillo is home to one of Chile's highest mountains.
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