A large-scale search operation has been deployed in the San José Obrero neighborhood of the city of Cosquín, Argentina, to find 2-year-old Esmeralda Pereyra López. The search began at noon and is focused on the San José Obrero area. The operation involves security forces, specialized teams, and canine units, as well as drones. The deployment is coordinated by regional police chief Iván Rey and the head of the Northern Departments, Víctor Quevedo. The Ministry of National Security has activated the SOFÍA ALERT system for the child's search. The girl was last seen on March 18, 2026, in the San José Obrero neighborhood. She is approximately 60 cm tall, slim, fair-skinned, with dark, wavy brown hair to her shoulders and brown eyes. The SOFÍA ALERT system is a rapid emergency alert system developed by the Ministry of National Security to coordinate the immediate search and location of missing children and adolescents considered to be at "imminent high risk".
