But this time, they didn’t just search the old trails.
According to officials, the team was forced to move more than 20 kilometers away from the original campsite — following a faint trail of fabric fragments and disturbed soil believed to be linked to the girl’s clothing.
And then, just before nightfall, they found something chilling.The earring was buried lightly under leaves near a stream, tangled in a broken piece of hair tie. For the first time in days, investigators now have a tangible object that confirms the girl may have been alive after leaving the main camp zone.
🗣️ “It’s delicate, almost clean — like it hadn’t been there very long,” one search team member noted. “We don’t think it was dropped by accident. It might’ve been a signal.”
Authorities are now shifting the full search operation toward the area where the earring was discovered, calling in dogs and aerial drones. Forensic teams have also taken the earring in for DNA and fingerprint analysis.
💬 The girl’s mother was shown a photo of the earring and immediately confirmed it belonged to her daughter, saying she “never took them off, not even when she slept.”
The mystery deepens — but for the first time in days, there’s hope… and a clue that might finally lead somewhere.
➡️ Photos of the earring and the exact location of discovery — available in the comments.