Thriller over missing Spanish businessman in Pylos – “He slipped on the blood of a tuna”

The search continues for missing Spanish businessman Juan José Mutilba Obregón, who has been missing since last Tuesday, when he fell overboard while sailing to Pylos.

According to El Mundo, his wife, Carmen Díez, who spent three days alone aboard the disabled vessel, is now safe in Pylos. However, she refuses to return to Spain until the 66-year-old is found.

According to her son, Sergio, there is one phrase she has repeated ever since she was rescued: “Until Dad is here too, I don’t want to go back to Burgos.”

His wife is in shock – How he fell into the sea

Professionals who have been caring for Carmen have recommended that she continue receiving support, warning the family that the full psychological impact of what happened may emerge once the intensity of the first few days subsides.

“She still tells the whole story with a strange sense of normality, almost as if she were describing a film rather than something that happened to her. She still hasn’t fully come to terms with it,” Sergio explained.

The 67-year-old blames herself for failing to react in the seconds after her husband fell into the sea.

According to the family’s reconstruction of events, he appears to have slipped on the blood of a tuna he had just caught and fallen overboard.

Carmen had obtained her recreational boating captain’s licence “many years ago,” but had never had to take control of the sailboat alone in such circumstances.

“She saw him in the water and thinks she could have thrown him something, that she perhaps should have reacted differently… We are trying to convince her that she cannot take that responsibility upon herself, but she is devastated,” her son said.

Family says authorities are providing little information

The search is now being coordinated by Italian authorities, but this has become a second source of concern for the Mutilba family.

They say that since Carmen was rescued, they have received very little information about the operation and have had to seek updates themselves, making a series of phone calls to authorities in Spain, Greece and Italy.

“At first, we contacted the Spanish Maritime Rescue Service, which gave us the numbers in Greece. From there, they referred us back to Italy, because they are the ones who have taken charge of the search. Now we call the emergency number and only one operator answers, confirming that the case remains open but telling us absolutely nothing more,” Sergio said.

The family does not know how many people are still involved in the search, what resources remain deployed or which areas of the sea are being searched.

“We have no idea what exactly is happening. We understand that several days have passed and that finding a person under these circumstances is extremely difficult. They may be using all the necessary resources, but we don’t know because nobody tells us anything. If we don’t call, we receive no information.”

The family is particularly concerned about the passage of time.

“Time is precious here. If, for example, no search is being carried out today, that is time lost. Finding a person is already extremely difficult, but if every possible measure is not taken, it becomes even harder,” Sergio warned.

He is therefore asking Spanish authorities to become involved and determine the scale of the operation, as well as whether it can be reinforced.

“We want to speak to the Interior Ministry and see whether they can mobilize more resources. The only thing we are asking is that they do not stop and that they keep searching.”

Juan José Mutilba, a computer specialist by profession, headed D’ors Informática for years before developing a business supplying water to companies through Mutobre, S.L., which was taken over last year by his son and a business partner.

After taking early retirement, he devoted much of his time to sailing with Carmen.

She remains in Pylos with their children and, as the search continues, refuses to return to Burgos without him.