Overview
- Two earthquakes on June 24 caused the Miramar building in La Guaira to collapse and left nine-year-old Lucas Gámez unaccounted for under the rubble.
- Rescuers have used thermal imaging, tracked a recovered cellphone, and inserted a camera probe into voids as part of a methodical effort to locate the child.
- Teams conducted a sound test using the mother’s voice around 5 a.m. to try to detect movement or heartbeats but reported no confirmed positive response and said results remain pending.
- International units, including specialized teams from Argentina, have joined local rescuers while the site’s instability and constant noise have constrained when and how detection work can be done.
- Lucas’s mother has stayed at the scene since the collapse and marked his ninth birthday with public appeals for prayers and support as the search continues and hopes remain unresolved.