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Former Bariloche official shot in Rio dies — MercoPress

Former Bariloche official shot in Rio dies

Tuesday, January 14th 2025 – 10:18 UTC



Burlón wound up in the middle of a favela after following GPS directions

A 51-year-old Argentine traveler who was mugged and shot in the head in a Rio de Janeiro favela on Dec. 12, 2024, after mistakenly following GPS directions, died Monday after nearly a month in the Souza Aguiar Municipal Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Gastón Burlón was a former Tourism Secretary in the Patagonian skiing resort of Bariloche until 2023.

“With deep regret, we…

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