The San Juan Police and judicial authorities have deployed a large operation in the area of ”El Castillito”, in the Ullum department, in order to locate the young German woman who disappeared while trekking. The intensive search began on Thursday night, after a report of her disappearance was filed.
According to reports, Person Search personnel, the GERAS Group, Civil Protection, Firefighters and the Canes Division, among other organizations, participate in the rescue and search operation for the 19-year-old exchange intern, who arrived in the province through the NGO called Youth For Understanding (YFU).
The young woman, identified as Julia Horn, entered the well-known circuit alone, and it is presumed that she may have suffered a fall and been trapped somewhere, which keeps the hope of finding her alive.
With low temperatures and in the middle of the terrain of Cerro Tres Marías, the rescue teams continued their work without success during the morning of this Friday. Although it had been mentioned that a helicopter would fly over the area in search of clues that could lead to Horn’s whereabouts, the aircraft’s participation occurred recently, during the siesta hours. However, his colleagues from the NGO asked for help from San Juan residents who have drones to lend a hand in the search.
“We are waiting for the telephone company, which is Personal, to give us the answers about the geolocation. For now we have a security camera that sees this girl getting off yesterday (Wednesday) around ten or so in the morning on the bus that is right here, at the entrance to ‘El Castillito’. That is the last camera that we have that records her having descended here in the area,” said the UFI Genérica prosecutor, Daniela Pringles.
In the area of “El Castillito” a large operation was mounted where the authorities who are in charge of the search for the young intern of the NGO gathered. The vehicles of the entities dedicated to the search were parked in the parking lot located on the wall of the Ullum Dam.
