Photographer Pablo Grillo was removed from the fire zone by protesters after being seriously injured near the Congress by a tear gas capsule fired by the Gendarmerie. Juan Foglia, also a photojournalist, reported that medical assistance arrived quickly despite the difficulties in accessing the site, and that the ambulance even had to enter the wrong way on Yrigoyen.
“For me, several minutes had passed, it felt heavy, then I became aware of the time when I looked at the camera,” Juan Foglia assured. He added that upon reviewing the memory card, he realized how quickly everything had happened and the seriousness of the situation in which photographer Pablo Grillo found himself, immobilized after being struck on the head by the tear gas cartridge.
Foglia detailed that the protesters assisted Grillo, signaling to the police to stop the confrontation while he captured some images of the scene. Despite the chaos and the speed of events, he managed to document the critical moments with his camera.
Pablo Grillo's father, Fabián Grillo, reported that his son was stable but in critical condition at Ramos Mejía Hospital after suffering a skull fracture with loss of brain mass. He thanked the medical intervention and reported positive advances in the photographer's health evolution.
The photojournalist was mechanically assisted and required blood donations, with a call to the community to contribute at Ramos Mejía Hospital. Pablo Grillo was hit by the tear gas cartridge on Wednesday, March 12, at 5:18 PM on the streets near Congress, in an episode that unfolded in just one minute, reaching 5:19 PM.
