4 h. ago Survivor of Chilean blizzard that killed Briton says staff told trekkers they could proceed

Tom Player speaks out about incident in which Victoria Bond died along with two Mexicans and two GermansA 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. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago ‘This is where we die’: Survivor of 120mph blizzard in Chile that killed Cheryl Cole’s Brit ex

A SURVIVOR of a 120mph whiteout in Patagonia that killed former Cheryl Cole aide Victoria Bond has told how the horror blizzard swallowed his group. The terrifying snowstorm left five trekkers dead and others fighting hypothermia on a remote Chilean pass. Chris Aldridge, a British TV director hiking alongside Bond, said he was certain the...

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41 h. ago Final moments of Cheryl Cole's former aide who died in 120mph blizzard: Surviving hikers describe how they were told route was 'safe' before five died

Cornwall-based Victoria Bond, 40, was tragically killed on Monday after 120mph blasts of snow hit Torres del Paine nature reserve, Chile's most visited foreign tourist spot.

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42 h. ago British woman killed in 120mph Patagonia blizzard was former aide to Cheryl Cole: Survivor describes how tragedy unfolded, killing his friend and four other hikers

Cornwall-based Victoria Bond, 40, was tragically killed on Monday after 120mph blasts of snow hit Torres del Paine nature reserve, Chile's most visited foreign tourist spot.

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50 h. ago 'This is where we die': Brit survivor of Patagonia blizzard hell tells of how tragedy unfolded

Cornwall-based Victoria Bond, 40, was among five people who tragically died on Monday after a blizzard with winds of up to 120mph hit Torres del Paine nature reserve.

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66 h. ago Brit woman killed in Patagonia blizzard pictured for first time as five hikers die

The other casualties were Mexican nationals Cristina Calvillo Tovar and Julian Garcia Pimentel, and German nationals Nadine Lichey and Andreas Von Pein.

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67 h. ago Brit woman killed in Patagonia blizzard pictured as five hikers killed in violent storm

The British victim, one of five who tragically lost their lives in a violent snowstorm in Chile, has been named as Victoria Bond. Victoria worked in PR for the Isles of Scilly Tourist Information Centre

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67 h. ago British woman who was one of five tourists killed in blizzard in Patagonia is named as PR worker, 40

Cornwall-based PR worker Victoria Bond, 40, had posted a video taken by another British member of their group of their progress before the tragedy.

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69 h. ago British woman who was one of five tourists killed in blizzard in Patagonia is named as PR worker, 30

Cornwall-based PR worker Victoria, believed to be 30, had posted a video taken by another British member of their group of their progress before the tragedy.

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3 d. ago British woman among four tourists killed in blizzard at nature reserve in Chile

Four people also rescued alive at popular Torres del Paine reserve in Patagonia amid heavy snowfall and strong winds A British woman and four other foreign tourists have been killed in a blizzard at a nature reserve in southern Chile.Nine people went missing on Monday in the Torres del Paine reserve in Patagonia, a popular tourist destination, amid heavy snowfall and winds reaching up to 120mph. Continue reading...

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