Overview
- Police located Fabiana Edith Muñoz, 42, around 3:25 a.m. Sunday at the foot of a water tank in the bardas near Zapala, where she was found conscious and assisted on site.
- Authorities deactivated the search after transferring her to the Hospital de Zapala for rehydration and evaluation, with no official indication of criminal involvement.
- The operation was conducted under an official ‘Ubicación y Paradero’ alert (No. 20/26) by the Neuquén provincial police alongside the Zapala prosecutor’s office and the Women and Juveniles unit.
- Family members said Muñoz has schizophrenia and had been off medication, and later criticized local psychiatric care for not arranging a prior hospitalization.
- Rastrillajes covered urban and rural sectors with drones, canines, and camera checks, and investigators focused on the bardas after neighbor reports and barking dogs pointed to the area.