Overview
- Jimena Saravia vanished on January 10 from Las Vertientes, near La Unión in Rivadavia Banda Sur, triggering the formal missing-person protocol led by Orán prosecutors Claudia Carreras and Carlos Salinas.
- She was found in the paraje El Rosillo by a team that included Salta police, an Argentine Army soldier, and local park rangers, who reported she was lucid when recovered.
- Search operations covered streams, rural paths, and forested areas using drones, search dogs, satellite communications, and a large turnout of local volunteers in difficult terrain near the Bermejo River.
- Residents earlier reported footprints in the nearby parajes San Miguel and El Totoral, information that helped guide ground teams during the rastrillaje.
- After the rescue, she received medical evaluation and was reported stable, with rescuers saying she had followed animal trails and slept outdoors during the trek.