Tragedy struck the Aragonese Pyrenees again this Monday after an avalanche in the Panticosa area killed three people. The accident, which occurred on the western slope of Tablato peak, also left one person injured due to hypothermia and has caused a deep shock.
Among the victims was Jorge García Dihinx, a pediatrician at the San Jorge Hospital in Huesca and a well-known figure on social networks for his informative work on mountains and meteorology.
Who was Jorge García Dihinx
Jorge García Dihinx was much more than a doctor. A pediatrician by profession, he combined his work at the hospital with an intense informative activity that had allowed him to build a large digital community, with more than 370,000 followers on Instagram. From there he shared knowledge about health, nature and, above all, his great passion: the mountains.
With a solid experience in hiking and ski mountaineering, he was also the creator of the blog La Meteo que viene, a reference space for Pyrenean enthusiasts in which he analyzed weather forecasts, avalanche risks and snow conditions. His profile, respected by professionals and mountain lovers alike, has made his passing have a particularly profound impact.
How the accident happened and what happened
The avalanche occurred in an area very frequented by ski mountaineers, a few hours after the publication of the Aemet avalanche risk bulletin, which warned of unstable conditions at high altitudes. According to initial reports, the avalanche swept away four people: three died and a fourth managed to survive, although he had to be treated urgently for hypothermia.
The rescue teams of the Guardia Civil and 112 Aragón were quickly on the scene, but despite the speed of the intervention, they could not save the lives of the three mountaineers. The president of the Government of Aragón, Jorge Azcón, went to Panticosa and regretted what had happened, pointing out that it was a case of “bad luck” and recalling that in the mountains “zero risk does not exist”, even for experienced people.
