Overview
- Police located Jessica Benítez Barbudes alive in Caballito late Friday around 18:50, which ended the active missing-person phase of the case.
- The search was led by the División Búsqueda de Personas with intervention from Fiscalía Nacional en lo Criminal y Correccional N°4 and relied on digital leads and tip analysis.
- Jessica was last seen on July 7 leaving for Colegio Julio Argentino Roca and her final recorded message to her mother at 18:20 was 'Ya vuelvo'.
- Her family says she received a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder on June 29 and had a prior suicide attempt, and they are arranging psychiatric follow-up and medical care.
- Family members, friends and teachers held a protest near the school and a public tip pointing to Don Bosco, Quilmes helped shape inquiries as investigators continue to clarify her movements.