The British ambassador is involved in the case of the Argentine soldier who wants to recover the helmet that saved him in the Falklands

Infobae published Tuesday morning an article about the case of a Malvinas veteran, Jorge "Beto" Altieri, whose helmet allowed him to avoid a certain death at the Battle of Monte Longdon. is offered on the eBay platform.

An English collector he asks her £ 10,500, just over $ 13,000that is half a million pesos Argentinian – and has already badured that it would not be detached from the object at a lower price than he had fixed.

The case was widely circulated on social networks and reached the ears of The British ambbadador to Argentina, Mark Kent, who has decided to get involved. After a Twitter user asked him to take care of wearing his helmet at Altieri, Kent said he "was discovering the situation."

In response to a later message, the ambbadador noted that on other occasions there had been returns, but he warned that "everything depends on the circumstances of the case".

Years ago, the same helmet was auctioned and Altieri attempted to buy it. However, he said Infobae that at the last minute, the person who had it tripled the offer – at 800 pounds – and took it.

"Some time ago, a friend of mine who went to London went to see the owner of the helmet. I wanted to know if he had sold it to me for the price she paid for that first auction, but he did not agree.. They have said that there are international treaties that determine that if war elements are discovered and their owner is identified, they must be returned. But in this case, it has not happened yet, "said Altieri.

Altieri's helmet was pierced by mortar shards during the battle of Mount Longdon, with such force that, after opening his steel hood, made him lose tissue on the left side of his brain and his left eye.

"But for me it was and it is very important. It's the helmet that has saved my life, which has allowed me to start a family.which allowed me to travel the country talking with everyone in the Falklands, "said Altieri.