Guide and tourist die in Ushuaia glacier excursion tragedy

A tragic excursion to the Vinciguerra glacier in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, has resulted in the deaths of a local mountain guide and a Uruguayan tourist. The bodies of Emiliano Feidas and Abril Melina Marino Pereira were discovered early Tuesday morning near the top of the glacier after a prolonged search and rescue operation.

The challenging terrain and adverse weather conditions made the area one of the most demanding for hiking in the province. Search teams located the victims around 1 AM, following hours of intensive searching. Feidas, a Ushuaia native, was a well-known figure in the mountain sports community, frequently sharing his decade-long passion for mountaineering and splitboarding on social media. He was also a drummer.

Marino Pereira had traveled from Maldonado, Uruguay, for a vacation in Argentina. Local media reported she worked as a waitress at the Blend restaurant in the Enjoy hotel in Punta del Este. Initial hypotheses suggest a fall caused their deaths, though official details remain scarce. The search began Monday night when Feidas's mother alerted authorities after the pair failed to return from their glacier excursion. The round trip to the glacier covers approximately 14 kilometers and typically takes about eight hours.