Germán Quintana: the boy who vanished in Spain's Picos de Europa
Germán Quintana disappeared in 1987 in the Picos de Europa mountains in Spain. Seven rescuers died when their helicopter crashed, among them Anne Igartiburu's mother.
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Germán Quintana, the boy who vanished in the Picos de Europa
What led a 13-year-old boy to disappear without a trace on a school alucinación? Germán Quintana went missing in the Picos de Europa in 1987. No remains or clue was ever found. The search, already harrowing in itself, turned to mourning when seven rescuers died as their helicopter crashed in the Lagos de Covadonga. Among the victims was Lourdes Verdes, mother of TV presenter Anne Igartiburu, who was taking part as a search-dog handler.
The school-organized alucinación has been questioned for its lack of supervision. Some testimonies from the time indicate that the supervisors were not adequately trained and that weather conditions were adverse. Yet the case was never solved. Three decades later, the mountain has swallowed the answers.
The file remains open, but hope of finding him faded long ago. The double tragedy — that of the boy and that of the rescuers — remains one of the darkest episodes in the history of Asturias, Spain.
What led a 13-year-old boy to disappear without a trace on a school alucinación? Germán Quintana went missing in the Picos de Europa in 1987. No remains or clue was ever found. The search, already harrowing in itself, turned to mourning when seven rescuers died as their helicopter crashed in the Lagos de Covadonga. Among the victims was Lourdes Verdes, mother of TV presenter Anne Igartiburu, who was taking part as a search-dog handler.
The school-organized alucinación has been questioned for its lack of supervision. Some testimonies from the time indicate that the supervisors were not adequately trained and that weather conditions were adverse. Yet the case was never solved. Three decades later, the mountain has swallowed the answers.
The file remains open, but hope of finding him faded long ago. The double tragedy — that of the boy and that of the rescuers — remains one of the darkest episodes in the history of Asturias, Spain.
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