Emergencies resumes for the third consecutive day the search for the missing shellfish gatherer in Caletón Blanco

The missing person is the neighbor of Guatiza, Pepe Acuña, 61 years old, who went out to pick winkles at noon last Monday and his wife reported that he had not returned

January 29 2025 (08:54 WET)
Updated in January 29 2025 (13:15 WET)
Emergency Device in Caletón Blanco for the search of the missing shellfish gatherer.
Emergency Device in Caletón Blanco for the search of the missing shellfish gatherer.

The Lanzarote Emergency device has moved this Wednesday again to Las Cocinas beach, near Caletón Blanco, in Órzola, to continue the search for the shellfish gatherer who disappeared last Monday while looking for winkles in this area.

The missing person is the neighbor of Guatiza Pepe Acuña, 61 years old, who was at noon last Monday with his wife on Las Cocinas beach. At one point, Acuña went for a walk and pick winkles. After three and a half hours, the woman called the Emergency devices alerting that her husband "usually did not take so long." The man did not take his mobile phone. This past Tuesday morning a relative formalized the complaint at the Civil Guard station.

Since then, a large Emergency device, formed by firefighters from the Lanzarote Security and Emergency Consortium, Emerlan workers, the Civil Guard, several vehicles, jet skis, a GES helicopter and the Helimar of Maritime Rescue have been combing the area in search of this man.

After having to abandon the search during last Tuesday night, from the first hour of the morning the firefighters of the Consortium have returned to join the device. To this is added the GES helicopter that has moved to the area from 8:00 in the morning.

Pepe Acuña Search Device in Caletón Blanco
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