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Search Intensifies in Salta for Missing Grandfather, 85, and Grandson After Mountain Hike

Authorities cite urgent health risk due to the elder’s need for diabetes medication.

Overview

  • Prosecutor Oscar López Ibarra is leading an active missing-person investigation in Rosario de la Frontera.
  • Tránsito Roque Leal and his grandson Kevin Leal Segovia left for Cerro La Cumbre from Finca Ojo de Agua on January 6 expecting to return around 17:00.
  • The last contact came at about 15:00 when the teen reported his grandfather had decompensated in the Las Lagunillas area and requested help.
  • Search teams include Policía de Salta, the Investigations Brigade, Rural and Environmental Police, Defensa Civil, and local baqueanos working in difficult terrain.
  • Officials appealed for public tips to the nearest police station or 911, with trained tracking dogs expected to join the operation.