Overview
- A search operation was activated around 3:00 a.m. on Sunday after a friend alerted 112 Galicia that the man was missing following a night walk in the mountains of Palmés.
- The missing man was able to send his coordinates to relatives before losing his way, and those coordinates guided searchers to a focused area near the A Burata stream.
- Firefighters from Bomberos de Ourense, Policía Nacional, Policía Local and volunteers from Protección Civil de Toén all joined the overnight and morning search in a zone described as of difficult access.
- Volunteers from Protección Civil de Toén located the man on Sunday morning; he was disoriented and had fallen into a dry streambed and was then transported to the Ourense hospital complex.
- 112 Galicia coordinated the response, highlighting how regional emergency centers and volunteer teams work together in rugged terrain and how mobile location data can speed rescue efforts; authorities may release medical updates and an official incident closeout later.