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Third Hantavirus Death Strikes Mono County This Year

4/28/2025

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Rodrigo Becerra, a 26-year-old bellman at Mammoth Mountain Inn, tragically lost his life to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome on March 6. His passing marks the third death from this rare rodent-borne illness in Mono County this year, following the earlier loss of Betsy Arakawa, wife of actor Gene Hackman.

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Rodrigo Becerra, a 26-year-old bellman at Mammoth Mountain Inn, tragically lost his life to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome on March 6. His passing marks the third death from this rare rodent-borne illness in Mono County this year, following the earlier loss of Betsy Arakawa, wife of actor Gene Hackman.