The Guardia Civil is resuming the search for the 68-year-old resident of Losar de la Vera in the province of Cáceres on the afternoon of Tuesday 6 October. Earlier, the search areas covered in the morning had yielded no results, according to the incident command. The man was reported missing on 28 September after failing to return from a walk with his dog.
Alongside Guardia Civil officers, the search involves dog handlers from the Servicio Cinológico as well as units from the regional forest fire service INFOEX. Local authorities say volunteers from the town are also assisting. The teams are following a search plan divided into sections, covering paths, fallow land, plots, fences, ponds and possible wells. The aim is to search systematically all accessible areas within the municipality and its immediate surroundings.
The search had been repeatedly paused and then resumed in recent days after individual sections were completed without a find. This is standard practice in prolonged missing-person cases, allowing teams to be reorganised and priorities adjusted after tactical breaks. No specific details have been released about staffing levels, exact search times or other technical resources.
According to the authorities, current efforts remain focused on areas close to the municipality of Losar de la Vera. In the preceding days, the Guardia Civil had checked both urban plots and undeveloped land, as well as the outskirts of the town. Assessing information from the public, reviewing statements from relatives and ongoing coordination between the Guardia Civil, INFOEX and volunteers remain key elements of the operation.
The authorities continue to ask for relevant information from residents or passers-by who may have witnessed anything connected with the disappearance. Those in charge have made no prediction about how the search will proceed or its possible outcome. Continuing the operation in the afternoon is intended to cover areas already searched and close any remaining gaps in the overall search. Further decisions about the scale of the operation will depend on the results from the current sections.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).