Navy Deploys Sonar in Mearim River in Search for Missing Maranhão Siblings

Overview

• Brazilian Navy units are using side-scan sonar and divers to map the river near the search zone to look for evidence and to confirm or rule out drowning.
• More than 1,000 people from fire departments, the Army, the Navy and volunteer groups remain mobilized with no end date announced.
• Tracking dogs confirmed the route described by the rescued 8-year-old cousin, who was found alive after three days and reported the children got lost and later separated.
• Ground teams have divided about 4 km² of forest into 45 app-monitored quadrants, and authorities say the land search area has been widened.
• Investigators maintain all hypotheses under review as relatives issue public appeals and the mayor offers a R$20,000 reward for accurate information.