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Search for ‘Rita’ Enters Fourth Day in Mendoza as Police Helicopter Stands Down

Crews focus on treacherous stretches of the Zanjón de los Ciruelos after storms swept away a woman who had been living beneath a bridge.

Overview

  • Authorities continued operations Friday without the Halcón 1 helicopter, which had flown Wednesday and Thursday alongside police drones.
  • Multi-agency teams from Mendoza Police, Central Fire Station, Civil Defense and Las Heras volunteer firefighters are working along the channel and inside the water.
  • Foot searches span difficult terrain from the Rotonda del Avión toward the Mendoza Rugby Club and extend along the course to Lavalle.
  • No body, positive sightings or personal belongings linked to the missing woman have been found to date.
  • Neighbors’ 911 call reported the surge around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday near Alpatacal and Houssay, and police later dismissed early rumors of a second missing person.