This Thursday morning, the Coquimbo General Service Boatvessel under the dependence of the Coquimbo Maritime Governoratesighted a body at mid-depth in waters near the area of Four Cornersone of the sectors surrounding the Coquimba coast. It is suspected that it could be the body of Alejandro Cabrera Iturriagathe 17-year-old Argentine teenager who has been wanted for 10 days, when he was swept away by the current.
The discovery occurred while A regular fishing inspection patrol was carried outabout 650 meters west of the beach known as Cuatro Esquinas, an area in which they were searching for the young man who was trapped in the sea when he got involved with his brothers and cousins, who were able to be rescued with the help of a neighbor.
From the command post, the Captain Daniel Sforzain charge of the operation, reported that the search procedure had not completely ceased, despite the fact that the official work to find the Argentine missing in the sector concluded last Monday.
The Maritime Authority instructed that all patrols of his units and the Maritime Police They kept their attention on the search, attentive to any clue that would allow them to locate Alejandro, the young man whose disappearance had set off alarms last week.
Both the Homicide Brigade as staff of Legal Medical Service They were instructed to move to the passenger dock area, where the body was disembarked to carry out the corresponding examinations.
According to the protocol, The identity of the remains remains under rigorous analysis until the competent organizations can corroborate whether they actually correspond to the young man from San Juan reported missing on November 17, in the same place where the body recovered on that day was sighted.
“At this moment I cannot tell you whether or not the remains correspond to young Alejandro.a situation that I believe, in approximately a couple more hours, will be able to be reported to the community,” he told the press.
In statements made during the operation, Captain Sforza explained that, after the request through the web log, the prosecutor on duty gave clear instructions: require the presence of the expert teams and take extreme measures to ensure the integrity of the evidence found.
Last Monday, after seven days of operations and patrols, Chilean authorities ended the search for Alejandrodisappeared on the coast of The Serena when dragged by the current. The decision to close the operation was made after intense efforts on sea and land with the support of official organizations and the local community.
When the news of the closure of the search was announced, the family held a reserved ceremony by the sea. Family, friends and neighbors came to the beach to say goodbye to the young man..
In that place, They lit candles, placed images of Alexander and threw flowers over the water at the exact point of disappearance. This gesture meant the formal closure of the search process. The parents and relatives carried out an emotional tribute and deeply thanked everyone who collaborated during the week.
The captain of the Port of Coquimbo, Daniel Sarzosapointed out that Alejandro’s relatives were informed in detail about all the actions carried out. “The reasonable hope of finding Alejandro alive is no longer possible. We can only hope that, in some of our random patrols, we have some positive results,” he said.
He also indicated that the family “They took it with a high level of vision, they understood the situation and greatly appreciate everything that has been done”.
The search mobilized several institutions and teams: the Chilean Navy deployed maritime patrols, aircraft and drones, while firefighters, fishermen in the sector and ground crews worked in a coordinated manner from a command center installed on the coast.
