Overview
- The last confirmed trace places Lucas Adrián Álvarez entering Pampa Linda on November 21 after paying at the Mascardi information center and filing the required trekking registration.
- The search protocol was activated last week following a family report, one month after he left his Bariloche lodging to go into the mountains.
- Authorities centered efforts on the Cerro Tronador sector, including trails to the Rocca and Otto Meiling refuges and Laguna Ilón, while also surveying the Comarca Andina.
- Investigators released images showing him in a green shirt, blue pants and a large backpack, with visible tattoos on both arms and the left leg, and noted footage of him hitchhiking.
- The Policía de Río Negro, the Río Negro prosecutor’s office and mountain specialists are leading the operation and urge tips via 911 RN Emergencias or the Fiscalía at 0294 4934681.