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Six-Year-Old Jimena Saravia Found Alive 50 Kilometers From Home in Salta

A coordinated team followed tracks through remote Chaco terrain to locate her lucid about 50 kilometers from home.

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.