Family of four reported missing found safe in Chocó

Four people confirmed safe

The governor did not publish their names or municipality of origin. She said the four family members had managed to get out at the time of the earthquake and had remained without communication.

Sheltered with the XV Army Brigade

According to the official message, the family is now sheltered with the XV Army Brigade. No medical details or specific needs were released.

Time of confirmation, not time of discovery

The governor published the information on August 12 at 11:32:54 a.m. The exact time when the family was found was not provided, so the timeline uses the official confirmation time.

Information limited to this family

The Chocó government relayed the announcement at 11:49:45 a.m. This positive development concerns four people identified by authorities as one family and does not allow other missing-person lists to be recalculated.

One person still required verification at 1:34 p.m.

In the update published at 1:34 p.m., Governor Nubia Carolina Córdoba said the four family members were healthy but had been unable to reach the search location and had remained out of contact elsewhere.

At that point only one other person still required verification before the search and rescue phase in Chocó could end. This describes an open stage: it confirms neither that the person was found nor that the phase had already closed.

Chocó formally closes its search and rescue phase

At 8:19:48 p.m., Governor Nubia Carolina Córdoba-Curi announced the formal closure of the search and rescue phase before the departmental Unified Command Post and the National Crisis Room. The earlier departmental report no longer listed anyone as missing.

The governor asked for capabilities present in Chocó to be redirected to places where they are still needed. The closure applies to searches in the department; it does not end searches elsewhere, the emergency or assistance to affected communities.