Overview
- Two cousins were in a two-seat inflatable kayak near the head of the Os Peares reservoir on the Miño River when it capsized, and one made it to shore to call for help while the other went missing.
- Emergency services mounted a multi-agency search that now includes Guardia Civil divers, boats coordinated by Galicia’s 112 service, and a helicopter scanning low over the water.
- Fire crews earlier deployed a drone with a thermal camera to sweep the area when darkness and access limits made searching from land unrealistic.
- The survivor told workers in a nearby village that wind upset the kayak and that neither cousin wore a life jacket, which sharply reduced their margin for error in deep water.
- Steep, brush-choked banks force teams to focus on water and air searches in a wide, deep stretch where calm surface water can hide strong subsurface currents.