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After 08 days of struggling to find the aircraft, our team got into the case delivering crucial intelligence that led to the finding of the missing aircraft HK2803 and later the search strategies that led to the finding of the 4 missing children aboard the aircraft.

Commander of Special Operations Command, confirmed they followed step by step our analysis and recommendations.

A trail runner went missing in harsh winter conditions in mountainous Greece. Rescue International supported the family and SAR operations through realistic and effective strategies, network forensics and imagery analysis.

Volunteers assigned to a specific search area found the missing man validating the focused strategy. The case reflects the role of Rescue International in complex terrain where time and coordination are critical.

A Cessna 172P lost contact over the jungles of Fuego Volcano in Guatemala. SAR teams initiated the search in a challenging terrain and immediately reached out for support.

After a SAR helicopter was deployed to the coordinates given by Rescue International’s specialized assets and analysis, the aircraft was found in the delineated 200m search corridor with a 5m precision.

A Cessna 172 (OB1334) crashed into the sea near Huanchaco, Peru, during a training flight. All four occupants were reported missing after the crash. Rescue International estimated the leeway using wind and ocean current models, providing local authorities with a precise search area. These estimations were key in directing the search efforts, thus helping the Peruvian Navy locate the bodies of the victims.

In October 2023, an American citizen disappeared in Lake Atitlán—the deepest lake in Central America (-300m)—after initial search efforts faltered amid witness uncooperativeness. The family faced confusion and despair due to conflicting information and incomplete investigations. Over the course of a month, Rescue International analyzed all available data and estimated a high-confidence Point Last Seen, referred by the U.S. Embassy, Rescue International supported INTERPOL and local authorities. A comprehensive search plan was enacted, improving the chances of locating the subject and bringing clarity to an otherwise stalled operation. The search remains ongoing.

A Cessna 185 went missing in a mountainous and densely forested area in Venezuela. Rescue International reduced the search area through technical planning and debunked misleading information, refocusing efforts away from false assumptions. The aircraft was found within a day, cutting down what could have been a week-long operation. The rapid resolution minimized both responder risk and emotional toll on the pilot’s family.

On November 2016 the military submarine San Juan went missing in Argentinean waters. 10 months later our team gets involved. Days before its finding, and while the 'Ocean Infinity' was surveying different Points of Interest in the area, our analysis was sent to the head of the national assembly commission created for that purpose; we delimited a narrow area of 2,63sqnmi. Following days and the last day of survey the Ocean Infinity surveys our designated area, the submarine was found there at almost 900m deep exactly one year after it went missing.