# 16-Year-Old Student Missing in Lima After Leaving for School

Grandfather reports 16-year-old student missing in Lima after failing to return from school on August 31.

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Matias Jorge Vidal de la Vega, a 16-year-old student, went missing on August 31 after leaving his home in the La Molina district of Lima at 7:00 AM to take a bus to his school. [^1]

Ruben de la Vega, the grandfather of Matias Jorge Vidal de la Vega, contacted the Rotafono of RPP to request assistance in finding his 16-year-old grandson who has been missing since August 31. [^2]

The boy's father went to the school in the afternoon to look for him, and classmates confirmed that he never attended classes that day. [^3]

The missing student was wearing a gray polo shirt, blue shorts, white sneakers, and carrying a black backpack. [^4]

According to the police alert, Matías disappeared around 7:00 a.m. wearing a gray polo shirt with red trim on the collar, blue shorts, and white sneakers. [^5]

Authorities and the family are requesting that citizens contact the National Police Line 114 or the La Molina Security Center at 978 324 838 or 978 342 314 with any information regarding the teenager's whereabouts. [^6]

Melissa de la Vega Arana, the mother of the missing teenager, stated that her son was last seen near the intersection of Los Almendros and Las Higueras streets, one block from the La Molina avenue. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. Matias Jorge Vidal de la Vega, a 16-year-old student, went missing on August 31 after leaving his home in the La Molina district of Lima at 7:00 AM to take a bus to his school. (rpp.pe, News)
2. Ruben de la Vega, the grandfather of Matias Jorge Vidal de la Vega, contacted the Rotafono of RPP to request assistance in finding his 16-year-old grandson who has been missing since August 31. (rpp.pe, News)
3. The boy's father went to the school in the afternoon to look for him, and classmates confirmed that he never attended classes that day. (rpp.pe, News)
4. The missing student was wearing a gray polo shirt, blue shorts, white sneakers, and carrying a black backpack. (rpp.pe, News)
5. According to the police alert, Matías disappeared around 7:00 a.m. wearing a gray polo shirt with red trim on the collar, blue shorts, and white sneakers. (La República.pe, News)
6. Authorities and the family are requesting that citizens contact the National Police Line 114 or the La Molina Security Center at 978 324 838 or 978 342 314 with any information regarding the teenager's whereabouts. (La República.pe, News)
7. Melissa de la Vega Arana, the mother of the missing teenager, stated that her son was last seen near the intersection of Los Almendros and Las Higueras streets, one block from the La Molina avenue. (La República.pe, News)

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