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Six-Year-Old Jimena Saravia Found Alive in Remote Salta After Two-Day Search

Rescuers located the six-year-old in El Rosillo roughly 50 kilometers from Las Vertientes following a two-day search.

Overview

  • A police-led team with a soldier and park rangers found the child in the paraje El Rosillo, according to El Tribuno.
  • Trackers followed her footprints to a water hole before hearing her call out, leading them to her location.
  • She was reported lucid when located and told rescuers she spent the night in the bush and continued along animal trails.
  • The operation began Saturday under the Alerta Sofía protocol with police, neighbors, canine units, drones and satellite communications working across difficult Chaco terrain.
  • Earlier leads included footprints near the parajes San Miguel and El Totoral as authorities and community volunteers coordinated ground sweeps.