The Ministry of National Security, in coordination with the Federal Search System for Missing and Lost Persons (Sifebu), activated the Sofia Alert Program to search for Loan Danilo Peñaa 5 year old boy missing since Thursday in Paraje Algarrobal, a small town in the town of 9 de Julio, a few kilometers from the capital of Corrientes.
That day, the boy had left his grandmother’s house to go look for oranges in the mountains, after having lunch. However, they did not see him again.
Loan is dark skinned, slim, with brown eyes and short dark brown hair. At the time of his disappearance, he was wearing a black T-shirt with pink letters that said “Messi,” long black pants, and green sneakers. He is approximately 80 centimeters tall and has a scar located on the crown of his head.
According to official sources, Infoabe, until now “there is no news about his whereabouts.” “In this sense, the Ministry of National Security has decided to activate a Sofia Alert. “The entire community is asked for its maximum attention and collaboration in the search.”
The boy had gone to pick fruit with three other minors and three adults, local media indicated. His father had given him permission because the subjects were family acquaintances.
“We don’t know what happened. All that remains is to search house by house, in case someone saw him and took him away. He did not know these roads, he is very small,” said María, Loan’s mother, in statements to the media. Epoch.
As mentioned, the group moved 2 kilometers away from Loan’s grandmother’s house and, when they noticed his absence, they searched for him for around two hours before notifying the Police. “Everyone came back scared because the baby disappeared,” she added.
There are about 200 police officers dedicated to the operation to try to locate him. They are searching a radius of 8 kilometers, reported the chief commissioner of the Goya Regional Unit, Roque Báez. He highlighted that it is an inhospitable area of mountains and lagoons. The uniformed men are accompanied by dogs, horses and drones to try to find Loan.
The three adults who accompanied him were detained preventively. Meanwhile, this Friday they found a pair of sneakers that would be the ones Loan was wearing. A house located on National Route 123 was also raided.
For Loan’s mother, the child “could have gone to the side of the road, or someone found him and took him, because there is nothing else.” She also indicated that that entire area is “mountain” and that he does not “know that path.” “I don’t let him walk on the street. “This is the first time he came to grandma’s house,” she concluded.
