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Argentine Woman, 26, Missing in Mallorca After Au Pair Placement as Consular Search Begins

Officials intervened after relatives reported an October 14 cutoff, citing brief, distressing clips.

Overview

  • Paola Mariana Lens traveled in early October to Palma de Mallorca for an au pair job with a family described as German, arranged through an application, with plans to later work the ski season in Andorra.
  • Relatives say routine contact stopped on October 14, after which her WhatsApp appeared uninstalled, several Instagram contacts were blocked, and earlier emails and messages were found deleted.
  • A 30‑second video call without audio showed her visibly distressed, and a separate phone call released by a friend captured her crying while insisting she was “super bien” and urging him not to travel to see her.
  • The Argentine Foreign Ministry confirmed it has taken action, the family filed a missing-person inquiry with UFI No. 5 in San Martín, and coordination with Spanish authorities is ongoing with no confirmed whereabouts.
  • Local reporting in Mallorca notes a final WhatsApp message on October 14 around 17:30 with a GPS location at Playa de Palma, as relatives question the tone of subsequent texts they believe were not written by her.