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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nadeem Badshah and Alexandra Topping

Survivor of Chilean blizzard that killed Briton says staff told trekkers they could proceed

Victoria Bond, who died in a snowstorm in Patagonia in Chile.
Victoria Bond, who died in a snowstorm in Patagonia in Chile. Photograph: Visit Isles of Scilly

A survivor of the blizzard that killed a British woman and four others in Chilean Patagonia has said that tourists were concerned about adverse weather conditions ahead of the trek, but were told by staff it was “normal” and they could proceed.

Tom Player, a London-based composer, told the Guardian that during the brutal blizzard about 30 volunteers worked together in an attempt to try to rescue hikers.

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