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New Leads Emerge in La Palma Search for Missing 20-Year-Old With Autism

Authorities evaluate a backpack alongside sand messages found in Los Cancajos.

Overview

  • A backpack resembling the one he carried and sand messages reportedly matching his handwriting were found in Los Cancajos, though neither has been formally identified as his.
  • The Guardia Civil told Cadena SER it will reduce the intensity of the investigation pending fresh clues, after a week of searches by land, sea and air.
  • He was last confirmed at 16:36 on February 16 getting off a bus at the Santa Cruz de La Palma roundabout before heading toward Calle Real.
  • His phone was last traced near Los Cancajos later that day, with no subsequent activity on his bank card or bus pass.
  • Authorities ask anyone with information to call 062 or 922 437 650, and his family urges people to approach him slowly without sudden movements due to his autism.