The Councilor for Public Safety of the City of Lorca, Belén Pérez Martínez, announced that 11 Local Police officers of Lorca have left this morning to Almeria to join the search operation of the child Gabriel Cruz, who disappeared last week in Níjar.
Perez stressed that "the agents who participate in the operation are out of their hours of service, collaborating in a completely altruistic manner." During the days of Wednesday and Thursday they will take part in the search tasks under the coordination of the Civil Guard and Protection Civil with the objective of lending their experience to try to find the whereabouts of the missing person, the agents have vehicles from the local police force to join the logistics set in motion ".
It is necessary to remember that during the day of Tuesday 2 technicians of the Department of Emergencies, 2 volunteers of Civil Protection and 9 technicians of the Municipal Service of Emergencies participated in the search device, intervening with vehicles, material of vertical works, suits of wading and reduced vision cameras.
La Edil stressed that "Lorca is turning with the solidarity that characterizes him to try to find the missing child, a tragedy of these dimensions, with the disappearance of a small and so close to our city, shake all consciences and we will continue contributing all the necessary collaboration to help the rescue teams in the operation. "
The 8-year-old Gabriel Cruz Ramírez disappeared last Tuesday in the hamlet of Las Hortichuelas in Níjar (Almería).
When he disappeared, he wore black Adidas trousers with white stripes and a red jacket with a hood and white T-shirt.
People who can provide information on the child's whereabouts can contact the 112 or the Civil Guard phone.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca