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Search Intensifies for Missing Chubut Couple as Rescuers Recover Their Stranded Hilux

The recovered pickup could yield forensic leads, with the couple’s phones still missing.

Overview

  • Teams extracted the Toyota Hilux from the Rocas Coloradas/Cañadón Visser area after a locksmith charged the battery and copied a key to get it running.
  • The truck showed no clear signs of violence and contained cash and personal items, with only the couple’s cell phones unaccounted for.
  • An aerial sweep by helicopter yielded no findings as police, firefighters, Civil Defense, Prefectura and SIFEBU continue coordinated ground and drone searches across canyons and coastal refuges.
  • Investigators prioritize the theory that the pair left the bogged vehicle to seek help and became disoriented, with recent fire pits in the zone guiding expanded rastrillajes toward Routes 1 and 3.
  • Relatives press for an exhaustive forensic examination of the vehicle and raise concerns about possible third‑party involvement, a line investigators have not ruled out publicly.