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Chilean Tourist Dies In Copacabana

Posted: admin on Jan 24 | Health, Law & Justice

Three young Chileans were on vacation in Copacabana on the shores of Lake Titicaca when one of them, Sergio Gachón began feeling ill. In the small town hospital they prescribed Gachón penicillin without ascertaining that Gachón had a severe penicillin allergy. Gachón died later that day in his hostel. Gachón’s family said that this was a case of medical negligence while Chile consul in Bolivia said that a full investigation and repatriation of the remains were pending.

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