A 10-year-old girl died Monday night from possible cyanide poisoning. The minor, along with her mother, presented symptoms and were admitted to the Dávila Clinic, located in Recoleta.
Firefighters carried out an emergency procedure at the medical facility. Captain Mario Hernandezfrom the fourth Fire Company of Santiago, explained that “these people were affected at home and transferred in a private way to the clinic, one of the people was in the pediatric emergency room, while the other in the adult one,” he says. Third.
Hernández pointed out that “according to what they told us, both people arrived alive, but in resuscitation maneuvers the minor dies.”
He added that “they arrived with symptoms of intoxication from a product, yet to be analyzed. The emergency was isolated and work was carried out to control the emergency.”
The girl’s mother was stabilized and is recovering. Meanwhile, Carabineros is investigating the cause of the events.
