Overview
- Juan Marcos Gonsales, 25, of the Regimiento de Infantería de Monte 28, was found dead at his home in Villa Güemes, Tartagal, after failing to report for duty.
- An autopsy ordered by the Ministerio Público Fiscal determined cardiorespiratory insufficiency as the cause of death, which was classified as natural.
- The Cuerpo de Investigaciones Fiscales is leading the inquiry under fiscal Gonzalo Vega, with the residence kept under judicial custody pending complementary reports.
- Army personnel who conducted the welfare check alerted Salta provincial police, and the Federal Police later intervened because he served in a national force.
- Media place the case within a recent string of Army fatalities—described as the fifth in under 40 days—as the Ejército Argentino issued a statement expressing deep sorrow.