Loan Peña, A 5-year-old boy remains intensely searched since he disappeared a week ago. He was last seen when he left his grandmother’s house to look for oranges in the rural area of El Algarrobal, in the town of 9 de Julio, in the province of Corrientes.
“He arrived without a shirt and all sweaty”, the chilling new clue in the midst of Loan’s desperate search in Corrientes that would change everything
In the last hours, workers at a grill in Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos, stated that They saw Loan near the Route 12 roadblockin the department of Islas, south of Entre Ríos.
According to employees, they would have seen the child on the same Thursday night, June 13. Only when the disappearance became national news did they realize it could be him.
However, the situation generated confusion. Máximo, the man initially accused, came out to clarify the facts. According to Maximus, He was accompanied by a friend of his son named Eliseoand the griller would have confused Eliseo with Loan.
The grill owner’s complaint about Loan’s disappearance
Horacio Macías, owner of a grill located on Route 12, reported that on Thursday night, June 13, between 10 p.m. and midnight, a high-end gray car, with tinted windows, arrived at the place for dinner. Vehicle Three adults and a child of around five years old got out.
While the adults were enjoying a barbecue at one of the tables, the boy began to wander around the place. One of the young employees asked him his name, and the minor responded “Loan.” Initially, the employee did not understand well and asked him: “Juan?” The boy insisted: ““No, Loan.”. This interaction was also heard by the dining room grill man.
The witness account
At the time, nothing seemed suspicious to them since Loan’s disappearance had not yet been reported by the national media. However, when the case became known, Matías, the employee who spoke with the boy, told everything to Macías. They both agreed that The boy they saw on the grill was Loan.
“Matías, the boy who works with me at the grill, started talking to the boy on Thursday night, while the three adults were having dinner. They even ordered wine. At that time it didn’t attract any attention.”Macías explained.
Macías continued: “There are two people who say they have heard it. Matías asked him again because he didn’t understand the name correctly at first and thought it was Juan. When the boy repeated the name again, the grill man also clearly heard him say ‘Loan’”. The boy, when asked where he came from, responded simply: “From far”.
