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Search Off La Serena Intensifies for Missing Argentine Teen Swept Out at Cuatro Esquinas

Hazardous currents plus the off-season lack of lifeguards complicate a port authority search now expanded across air, sea and shore.

Overview

  • Alejandro Cabrera Iturriaga, 17, a San Juan native living in Chile, remains missing after five relatives were pulled into the water on Monday.
  • The Armada de Chile and the Capitanía de Puerto lead a multi‑agency operation using boats, a jet ski, drones, an aircraft and a robot submarine.
  • Search teams are covering the coast from Playa Blanca to Caleta de Peñuelas and out to roughly one nautical mile, with municipal crews and fishermen assisting.
  • Construction worker Francisco Boldo rescued four youths as the sea turned rough; new video shows the moment a rescue boat brought them aboard.
  • One rescued 14‑year‑old who was initially unconscious is recovering in hospital, and officials say efforts will continue for days despite fading survival prospects.