SAN CARLOS DE BARILOCHE. – A 39-year-old man from the city of Neuquén, who disappeared a month ago, is being intensively sought in the southern area of Nahuel Huapi National Park. The search protocol was activated last Wednesday after a family member filed a report.
Lucas Adrian Alvarez He arrived in this city at the end of November. The last recordings we have of him come from a surveillance camera at the entrance to the Pampa Linda area at the foot of Mount Tronador.
“By analyzing the cameras in the national park, it was possible to know the person It would have occurred on November 21st around 5:30 p.m.for the entrance fee to the Mascardi Report Center. A search operation was then organized in the southern part of Nahuel Huapi National Park, particularly in the Cerro Tronador area. On the same day, he carried out a trekking registration to enter the Pampa Linda area,” the Rio Negro prosecutor’s office said today.
According to the findings, Álvarez told the owner of his accommodation in Bariloche that he wanted to go hiking in the mountains. He has had no contact with his surroundings for a month.
In the images from the national park’s entrance cameras, he can be seen wearing a green T-shirt, blue pants and a large backpack. Álvarez is of slim build, 1.72 m tall, has a white complexion, brown eyes and very short hair. He has tattoos on both arms and another on his left leg. According to the MPF, other pictures showed that he was hitchhiking.
Today the search was carried out with drone teams and ground personnel. In parallel, work was carried out in the Andean region following a call to 911, although the operation is centralized in Pampa Linda, authorities clarified. Various hiking trails start in Pampa Linda, for example to the Rocca and Meiling refuges and to the Ilón lagoon.
“The community, tourists, residents and vendors are asked to immediately contact the emergency number 911 RN Emergencies, the nearest police unit or the on-duty prosecutor’s office telephone number: 0294 4934681 in the event of any relevant information – physical characteristics, clothing or possible sightings. Even if someone gave him a ride in his car or saw him hitchhiking on the side of the road. The cooperation of the entire community is essential in this search process,” concluded them from MPF.
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