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Search Intensifies for Missing Tourist in Río Negro After Kayak Found Adrift

The search centers on the La Almeja Loca sector, where he was last seen on January 3.

Overview

  • Authorities in San Antonio Este are conducting coordinated coastal and maritime sweeps led by Prefectura Naval, Río Negro Police and judicial teams.
  • Prefectura found a kayak similar to Pablo Alejandro Morell Corrales’s about 1,000 meters offshore on January 4 with a backpack containing alcoholic beverages.
  • Prosecutor Gustavo Arbués confirmed the last verified sighting occurred around 8:30 p.m. on January 3 at the area known as La Almeja Loca.
  • Investigators seized electronic devices from his lodging and took statements, including from a taxi driver who says he dropped him at the second Club de Pescadores parador with a kayak.
  • Officials ruled out a body found in the Neuquén River as being the missing man and released a physical description while asking the public for information.