Search continues for five fishermen missing on Río de la Plata for a week

A week after five fishermen vanished on the Río de la Plata, the search for them continues with specialized personnel and vessels from the Argentine Naval Prefecture. The group set out for a day of sport fishing on June 14, heading towards the coastal area for pejerrey fishing. Despite having safety and navigation equipment, including life vests, flares, a VHF radio, and GPS, their trail went cold.

The alarm was raised by staff at Camping Hudson when the men failed to return by closing time. The Naval Prefecture immediately launched a search involving a semi-rigid boat, an aircraft, and ground teams to scour the coastal area and the stretch of the Río de la Plata between Buenos Aires and La Plata. Although no sightings were reported during the week, the search has persisted with coast guard vessels, jet skis, and semi-rigid boats. The search area has been expanded to increase the chances of finding any indication of the men's whereabouts.

Authorities have been unable to establish contact with the fishermen via phone or VHF radio since their disappearance. As days pass, the hope of finding them diminishes. The missing fishermen have been identified as Carlos Alberto Kovach, 60, and his brother Claudio Alejandro, 50, both from Berazategui; Damián Giubu, 42; Diego Alejandro Boscardín, 28; and Sebastián Romegialli. Their families have filed a police report, and the case is being handled by the Decentralized Functional Unit of Instruction and Trial No. 4 of Berazategui, overseen by prosecutor Silvia Noemí Borrone. Rodrigo Oviedo, Claudio Kovach's stepson, emphasized that the fishermen were not inexperienced and regularly engaged in weekend fishing trips, equipped with all necessary gear.