Teen Hiker Found Alive After Five Days Lost Off Pico Paraná Trail

Overview

• Roberto Farias Tomaz, 19, was treated in Antonina for dehydration and minor injuries and has been discharged home.
• He said he became disoriented, followed a river, experienced hallucinations, and jumped a roughly 20–30 meter waterfall to keep moving toward inhabited areas.
• More than 100 firefighters and about 300 volunteers searched using drones, thermal cameras, helicopter support and rope techniques across difficult terrain.
• Published mapping shows he crossed the largely untrailed Vale do Cacatu, including a waterfall a rescue commander described as effectively impassable.
• Polícia Civil is treating the case as a disappearance with no signs of crime as it takes statements from his companion and other hikers, while the companion has acknowledged an error and faced public scrutiny online.