Overview
- The special search ended at midday Monday, a week after 17-year-old Alejandro Cabrera Iturriaga was swept from Cuatro Esquinas beach in La Serena.
- Authorities said only routine and occasional patrols will continue and they remain ready to respond if new information emerges.
- Captain Daniel Sarzosa of the Coquimbo port authority said the reasonable hope of finding the teen alive is gone and noted the family was kept informed throughout.
- The operation deployed Navy patrol boats, aircraft, drones, a submersible robot, and more than 100 participants, including 28 boats and 56 divers from local fishermen.
- The family held a shoreline farewell with candles, photos, and flowers, while rescuer Francisco Boldo—who saved four youths—said he could not reach Alejandro and criticized parts of the maritime response.