Overview
- The woman, described as about 50 and originally from Brazil, was carried off by a storm surge on December 30 and has not been found.
- Authorities report that chances of finding her alive are almost nil, so teams are prioritizing exhaustive recovery efforts.
- A two-day total water cut ordered by Irrigación is enabling an expanded operation that began at 10:00 near Aristóbulo del Valle and Canal Cacique Guaymallén.
- The multi-agency deployment includes Central Fire Brigade divers, volunteer firefighters, Defensa Civil, Rural and Mounted Police, drone units, a police helicopter and volunteers.
- Searches span the Zanjón de los Ciruelos, the Cacique Guaymallén canal and linked waterways across Las Heras, Guaymallén and Lavalle, where over 30 kilometers have been combed despite dense vegetation, reedbeds, debris and difficult terrain.