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Search Intensifies for Argentine Teen Missing Off La Serena as New Rescue Video Emerges

Authorities have widened a multi-agency coastal and aerial sweep after sudden currents pulled the San Juan native offshore.

Overview

  • Alejandro Cabrera Iturriaga, 17, has been unlocated since Monday after five relatives were swept from Cuatro Esquinas; four were saved and stabilized.
  • New footage shows bystanders and a rescue boat assisting swimmers, underscoring the role of construction worker Francisco Boldo, who pulled four to safety.
  • The Armada de Chile is leading an expanded operation using patrol craft, drones and an exploration aircraft with support from Bomberos, GOPE, municipal teams and local fishermen.
  • Search teams are canvassing a coastal corridor from Playa Blanca to Caleta de Peñuelas by sea, air and shore as efforts continue into Wednesday.
  • Officials warn the stretch is hazardous and not open for bathing before Dec. 15, citing red-flag conditions and rapidly shifting winds and swell reported at the time.