# Chile Avalanche Claims Three Lives

> Three mountaineers died in Chile after a slab avalanche near Ski Portillo on Oct. 17.
- Title: Chile Avalanche Claims Three Lives · Gripped Magazine
- Summary: Three mountaineers died in Chile after a slab avalanche near Ski Portillo on Oct. 17. Three Chilean mountaineers died in an avalanche near Ski Portillo in…
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- Source: Gripped Magazine — https://gripped.com/news/three-dead-four-injured-in-chile-avalanche
- Author: gripped
- Published: 2026-10-20T11:43:33+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: chile, avalanche, ski portillo, cerro los tres hermanos, valparaíso region, mountaineering, avalanche warning
## Avalanche in Chile
Three people died and four were injured after a slab avalanche swept mountaineers near Ski Portillo in Chile’s Valparaíso region on Oct. 17.
## Rescue Efforts
Rescue teams, Chilean Carabineros police, firefighters, and medical personnel arrived within 10 minutes to save four survivors.
## Death Toll Revised
Chile’s National Disaster Prevention and Response Service initially reported four deaths and four injuries before revising the death toll to three.
## Victims Identified
Two victims were identified as Magdalena Acuña Jiménez, 56, and Rodrigo Peña Troncoso, 36.
## Ski Portillo Safety Warnings
Ski Portillo closed for the season on Oct. 11 and warned mountaineers against entering restricted backcountry areas.
## Key takeaway

Three Chilean mountaineers died in an avalanche near Ski Portillo in Chile’s Valparaíso region on Oct. 17.