Early on Saturday morning, Torrevieja firefighters, the Guardia Civil, and the local police rescued a body that was drifting close to the Cala Cornuda cliffs in Torrevieja.
One of the visitors who came to observe the condition of the sea in a region renowned for its breathtaking storm waves set off the alert at around ten to eight on Saturday morning. Until the Torrevieja Local Police patrol arrived, the witness stayed in the vicinity.
In extremely unfavourable maritime storm circumstances, the local police were able to secure the body with a rope and a life preserver until the firefighters from Torrevieja arrived and performed the extraction in a secure location.
Finally, the body—which was in a highly decomposed state—was recovered. He had on specialised boat fishing gear and a wetsuit.
Civil Guard sources said that they are conducting the necessary processes to identify him and ascertain the reason of his death.
The Torrevieja Judicial Police’s Territorial Team has notified the Torrevieja Court on Duty and is conducting the inquiry.
According to people close to the fire department and security forces, it might be a fisherman, but they were unable to identify the deceased’s gender due to the condition of the body following the time spent at sea. The powerful easterly storm over the past three days brought the body to the Torrevieja coast.
Author: Derek Appleton
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