Tragedy in Argentina: A 12-day-old newborn died after being hit by a falling avocado

One hit was enough. The fruit fell from a height of 10 meters

The tragic accident occurred in Quilmes - a city located on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. Giuliana Gómez, a mother of two children, was taking her 5-year-old son to kindergarten. In her arms she held the youngest member of the family - Lucas, who was only 12 days old.

There are three spreading avocado trees right in front of the entrance to the facility. Suddenly, a heavy fruit broke off from one of them. The avocado fell from a height of about 10 meters and hit the newborn's head.

30 minutes of waiting for rescue. The distraught father took matters into his own hands

Other mothers and teachers who ran out of the kindergarten tried to provide first aid to the child. Someone else called an ambulance.

Despite several calls, no ambulance arrived and after 30 minutes of waiting, Lucas' father - who arrived on the spot immediately after receiving information about the incident - decided to take the family to the hospital himself. There, doctors tried to save the baby's life.

Lucas underwent surgery and was admitted to the intensive care unit. Unfortunately, head injuries - including numerous skull fractures and intracranial hemorrhages - turned out to be too serious. After three days of fighting for life, the boy died on October 25.

Shocking behind the scenes after the death of a newborn

The family of the deceased child and other parents claim that for a year the kindergarten had been asking for the cutting of trees from which heavy fruit regularly fell. Only after the tragedy did city management employees appear on site to trim the branches.

According to local media, city officials maintain that the trees were in good condition and the fruit fell as a result of a natural process.

Despite this, the prosecutor's office initiated an investigation into the child's unintentional death.