More than 10 days ago the disappearance of a man from Chile, 54-year old Jaime Vera Galvéz, was reported. He was a tourist in Bayahibe and the authorities have still not been able to locate him.
Carrying out the search are members of Cestur, the Dominican Air Force, the National Police and Civil Defense using helicopters and rescue dogs.
Galvez is a bank executive in Chile and entered by the International Airport of Punta Cana. He spent a couple of days in Punta Cana before moving to Bayahibe. His return ticket was for 16 August but he did not board the plane.
Last Thursday his mobile phone was tracked to Manabao in Jarabacoa, so it is thought he went to climb Pico Duarte that is normally done in a group and with a professional guide.
Over the weekend the search moved to the East National Park, to the south of La Altagracia province that is more than 400 kilometers large. At the entrance to the park a bicycle was found that was supposedly used by Galvez to get to the park and the park guard said that he did see a tourist enter the park.
Galvez left his hotel on Monday 13 August 2018 after leaving his luggage and passport and has not yet returned. His brother recently arrived in the country to join the search.
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El Tiempo
28 August 2018
