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Chubut Widens Puerto Visser Coastal Search After Objects Found at River Mouth

Investigators are zeroing in on a river mouth near Puerto Visser based on items reportedly washed ashore.

Overview

  • Provincial authorities expanded ground and aerial operations around Puerto Visser over the weekend, deploying drones across a four‑kilometre radius.
  • A caretaker from the Lamar establishment led teams to a coastal river mouth where items believed to have been carried by the sea were detected, prompting north–south search grids along the shore.
  • Specialized units taking part include GEOP, the Missing Persons Division, fire brigades from Trelew and Bahía Blanca with canines, and the Comodoro Rivadavia K9 division.
  • Despite the reinforced rastrillajes, officials reported no concrete findings or identifications as of Monday.
  • Security Minister Héctor Iturrioz said all hypotheses, including homicide, remain under review, with biological and DNA tests on the couple’s pickup pending and potentially decisive.