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Spanish Police Locate Argentine Au Pair Paola Lens in Palma de Mallorca

The case drew trafficking concerns after days without contact and conflicting messages from her accounts.

Overview

  • Police in Palma de Mallorca informed Paola Lens’s mother that they had established contact with her, following a consular request to begin a formal search.
  • The National Police’s Homicide Group reached Lens through a friend’s phone, according to reporting, and authorities are handling further steps with confidentiality.
  • Her mother said she has not yet spoken with her daughter and is flying to Spain after receiving the call from the local police station.
  • An Instagram post stated Lens was fine and working, but relatives questioned whether she wrote it, citing earlier distressing audios and brief, tense video calls.
  • Lens traveled in early October for an au pair job arranged via an app with a purported German family; the family filed reports in Argentina as investigators review possible deception or coercion.