Public Security Ministry officials have reported the first successful test of a new emergency system for broadcasting alerts following the disappearance of a minor, known as SAN. The first alert helped locate a 13-year-old girl who was reported missing on Monday in the Alajuela canton of San Ramón.
Like the AMBER alert in the United States, phone companies and mass media would be required to issue immediate and free alerts displaying the pictures and descriptions of missing children.
