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Medical Student Missing After Leaving Taxi at La Chira Beach

Police are reviewing security camera footage and carrying out shoreline searches while the family asks the public to report any information.

Overview

  • A 20-year-old medical student, Ibrahim Hernández Gala, was last seen after exiting a taxi in front of La Chira beach and has been missing since the early hours of Friday, June 26.
  • Security cameras recorded the taxi drop-off and investigators recovered only the student’s clothing on the sand, which are being treated as key physical evidence.
  • The student’s companion returned by a second taxi to search the shore with the driver and a local sereno but did not find him; police say that taxi stayed about eight minutes before leaving.
  • The Policía Nacional is reviewing CCTV and preparing statements from the companion and both taxi drivers while the Unidad de Salvataje continues coordinated beach searches.
  • Family members who traveled from Huancavelica fear the sea may have carried him away and have urged anyone with information to contact the authorities immediately.