Adventure in the Alps with her mother and her interest in companions: Who was Julia Horn, the German tourist who died in San Juan

German Tourist Julia Horne (19) The most intensely sought San Juanmet dead This Monday, May 27th in the area Tres Marias HillAs per the confirmation given by his relatives to the rescue workers who were working on an intensive search for him of being missing Last Thursday, the 23rd.

Daniella Pringles -The prosecutor in the case-assured that a helicopter spotted a woman and that according to her characteristics, it was the young woman who disappeared last Thursday morning when she went trekking alone. This novelty coincided with Arrival of her parents from Germany. Now security forces are working to recover the remains of the tourist.

Julia arrived in San Juan as an exchange intern NGO Youth for Understanding (YFU) on May 14. His arrival in Argentina was on April 18. Prior to that, he had spent two weeks santiago del esteroWhere on the first day he trained the trainees. Then he went away for a week Catamarca And even shared a meeting with Governor Raul Jalil. From there he left for San Juan, where he planned to stay until Sunday 26th.

“A friend in Argentina drew my attention to it, here someone always has one and in Germany no one knows what it is,” the German tourist said in the statement. Channel 8 de San Juan. His testimony there stood out because he spoke fluent Spanish, since it was discovered that he had been on exchange in Chile during his adolescence.

In turn, the young European tried his hand at a television program –restless on tv– The Semite, Preparation of homemade bread, always made to accompany mate or coffee in San Juan homes. In that visit to San Juan TV he was accompanied by YFU representative Ezequiel Bazán, who was in charge of explaining details about the educational organization. Nonprofit, dedicated to promoting peace among the people of the world, without political, religious, or racial affiliation and international understanding through its cultural exchange programmes, according to details appearing on its website.

Likewise, Julia Horn was grateful for the welcome she received in San Juan: “I like to sit in the Parque de Mayo and drink wine with my friends. “They have treated me very well,” highlighted the young German. She also said so in the interview I was planning to go to Chile during their holiday week in June.

The NGO itself stressed that one of the main objectives of the 19-year-old was to “disseminate” and “support various local delegations with her experience.” In addition, Horn pointed out that “The purpose of the exchange is to learn about the culture of other countries. “I loved learning about the province and being able to support YFU through talks in schools to inspire children to live this experience.”

“I really liked the landscapes and I was surprised by the lateness of the Argentinians compared to the Germans. Here they are used to being always late everywhere,” argued a German intern during a recent visit to the newspaper. huarpe.

However, the concern of her family and friends of the NGO grew when they stopped contacting her on Thursday 23rd, so they filed the corresponding complaint at midnight. After several days of intensive search, where cloudy weather and drizzle complicated rescue operations, the news of her death was announced this Monday around 1 pm. “The helicopter, which was flying with trained people, observed a female body and effects, all of which matched the images of Julia,” said prosecutor Pringles.

In this sense, upon arriving in Argentina today from Germany her parents confirmed that their daughter knew what it involved. climb a mountain And he too I knew how to track. In fact, he also highlighted that Julia had made it Crossing the Alps with my mother And he had told them that he intended to come to San Juan to climb the Tres Marias hill, the site of tragic consequences.

“Police personnel have gone there with all the professionals to pick up the body that was found,” said prosecutor Daniela Pringles. “We believe it is Julia because of her physical characteristics, but we cannot be sure until the body is scientifically verified.”

In return, he announced that Julia Horn’s body was found “in an inaccessible ravine”and added that “the work to remove that body will require many hours of hard work.” Likewise, he acknowledged that the operation “will require significant time due to the effort and complexity of the area” and that “the head of the operation is detailing these tasks.”

“Today is the first day we have had sun. Also during these three days we all know that the area where the fog is located has been covered by thick fog. And the people who walked there and the drones that came in have not been able to photograph it with the full clarity that today’s sun allows us,” said the prosecutor in the case.