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Rescue Teams Expand Coast Search for Missing Woman After Partner’s Body Found

Guardia Civil divers paired with maritime crews have extended search operations along the Mallorca coast from Andratx to Calvià with no sign yet of Ángela Silva da Souza.

Un furgón de los GEAS de la Guardia Civil, este jueves, en el Port Adriano.
La patrullera de la Benemérita, durante la búsqueda
La pareja zarpó el sábado por la tarde desde Port Adriano

Overview

  • Juan Herrera’s body was recovered Wednesday in Palma Bay four miles from the Cala Figuera lighthouse before being taken to the port of Santa Ponça.
  • An autopsy performed at the Institute of Legal Medicine has been completed, but results determining the cause of death have not been released.
  • The couple’s 27-foot Sea Ray 270 Sundancer, Zaragall, was found drifting near sa Dragonera on Monday with no one aboard.
  • Search efforts have concentrated on the coasts of Andratx and Calvià using drift modeling based on currents and the boat’s last known positions.
  • Guardia Civil’s GEAS divers, Salvamento Marítimo patrols and a helicopter will resume operations Friday with an expanded perimeter south of Cala Figuera.