Authorities are searching Sao Julian beach in Ericeira for a 46-year-old man who disappeared at sea late in the afternoon. The alert came at around 9pm this Friday from a friend who was with the victim.
According to CM The man, a French citizen, went to take a shower around 7 p.m. and was never seen again, the Cascais maritime police chief said.
Search operations, coordinated by the harbor master and the local commander of the Cascais Marine Police, are carried out by land, by units of the Cascais Marine Police Local Command and Ericeira Volunteer Firefighters, by sea, and by ship. from the Cascais rescue station and by jet ski from the Ericeira rescue station, as well as by air by Portuguese Air Force aircraft.
At 11:30 p.m., an ANM official informed Lusa that the Air Force aircraft was leaving the area.
The Portuguese Navy ship NRP Sines and members of the SeaWatch project are expected to join the search this Saturday morning, which will intensify the search on the ground, the ANM report also highlights.
The NCIS psychological office has begun work and is providing support to the victim’s friend, the same source added.
According to the National Emergency Management and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC), 21 operatives were on the scene at 11:45 p.m., supported by seven vehicles.