Italian Authorities Intensify Search for Minister's Husband Missing in Lake Near Rome
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First reported by Mako · Jun 30, 2026
What happened
Italian authorities are conducting a large-scale search for Luigi Cavallari, husband of Family Minister Eugenia Roccella, who went missing after entering Lake Vico near Rome during a heatwave. Despite advanced search methods, he remains unlocated after three days. The search has drawn social media criticism, which Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Defense Minister Guido Crosetto have strongly condemned.
- 01Luigi Cavallari, husband of Italy's Family Minister, disappeared in Lake Vico near Rome amid a heatwave.
- 02Search efforts have lasted over three days using divers, drones, sonar, and underwater robots.
- 03Cavallari surfaced feeling unwell before his boat drifted away, leading to his disappearance.
- 04He is a university professor in architecture and construction engineering with a long academic career.
- 05Social media criticism of the search's scale was condemned by Prime Minister Meloni and Defense Minister Crosetto.
- 06Search conditions are difficult due to poor underwater visibility at four meters depth.
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