After weeklong search, missing Israeli mother and daughter found in Argentina
Israelis Mali Yahalomi, 50, and her daughter Liel, 23, were found aboard a long-distance bus in Argentina, seven days after contact with them was lost in Vienna. They were located by police in the South American country.
According to initial reports, the two women had planned their disappearance.
סוף טוב: מלי וליאל יהלומי אותרו בחיים בארגנטינה pic.twitter.com/OLvlJQMR2h
After they were located by Argentine police, the Yahalomis were questioned and released, with no suspicion of criminal activity.
“We tracked their route and managed to reach the bus they were traveling on,” a police source said. “We knew they had apparently left the country of their own free will and that there were no threats against them, but we had to make sure of that. We made contact with them, updated them on developments and confirmed with them that there was no concern of criminal activity. From this point on, it is their decision. They cut off contact voluntarily and their lives are not in danger. This is not a criminal incident and there are no grounds for arrest.”
The mother and daughter, residents of the Modi’in area who were in debt and had purchased different phones, had been considered out of contact since Friday evening, Aug. 7. They landed in Prague the previous Tuesday, continued to Vienna and rented an apartment.
According to the family, Mali and Liel had remained in regular contact with relatives, sharing photos and experiences from their trip, before suddenly going silent.
The Israel Police, in cooperation with other relevant authorities abroad, including Europol, had been conducting an extensive and focused effort in recent days to locate the missing women.
Originally published by Israel Hayom.
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Israeli mother Mali Yahalomi, 50, and her daughter Liel, 23, who had been missing for seven days, were located on a long-distance bus in Argentina by local police. The two women, residents of the Modi'in area, had initially flown to Prague, then continued to Vienna before contact was lost on August 7. Authorities, including Israel Police and Europol, conducted an extensive search. After being found, they were questioned and released, as police determined they had planned their disappearance and were not involved in criminal activity. A police source stated, "We knew they had apparently left the country of their own free will and that there were no threats against them." The mother and daughter, reportedly in debt, had voluntarily cut off contact, and their lives were not in danger.
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