Overview
- Relatives report that María Pereira left her Vigo home on Monday, June 29 and has not been found after a week of searches.
- Investigators have two physical leads: security‑camera footage from a Rande gas station showing a woman matching her walking toward Redondela and a handkerchief in San Esteban de Negros that the police canine unit identified as hers.
- Phone‑signal triangulation placed Pereira near San Esteban de Negros before the handset went inactive, and family members say she may have accidentally disabled a location‑tracking app.
- The family and volunteer groups have run repeated search patrols, distributed posters across nearby towns and formally asked the Policía Nacional to add personnel and coordinate with Guardia Civil, Protección Civil and local police.
- Relatives say early use of tracking dogs occurred but visible police effort declined over the week, which raises the risk to Pereira given hot weather, her age and her Alzheimer’s and could prompt new investigative lines if authorities expand resources.