Emergency services in Argentina used a thermal drone on 7 November 2026 to locate a woman who went missing in the forested terrain of Villa Traful, officials confirmed.
The search operation began around 02:00 after the woman's daughter alerted authorities that her mother was lost in the woods. Teams from provincial emergency bodies, local police, fire management personnel, national park rangers and area residents coordinated to comb the area overnight.
Responders located the woman at approximately 11:00 about 2 kilometres from Lake Traful. She had leg injuries, moderate dehydration and hypothermia, but emergency workers determined her condition was not life-threatening before reuniting her with her family.
Alan Traballoni, regional director at the provincial emergency secretariat, told Diario Río Negro that the thermal drone contributed decisively to the operation alongside personnel from multiple public safety agencies.
