DistantNews
Support us
Coclé | Body of 56-Year-Old Farmer Missing in Pozo Azul Arriba Found
🇵🇦 Panama /Crime & Justice

Coclé | Body of 56-Year-Old Farmer Missing in Pozo Azul Arriba Found

From TVN Panamá · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Sources not specified Outcome reported
  • The body of a 56-year-old farmer, who had been missing for three days, was found in a mountainous area of Pozo Azul Arriba, Coclé province, Panama.
  • The farmer was last seen three days prior, prompting family, friends, and residents to organize a search.
  • Authorities are investigating the circumstances and cause of death, with the body transported for forensic examination.

A 56-year-old farmer, reported missing for three days, was found deceased in the Pozo Azul Arriba community, located in the Chiguirí Arriba corregimiento, north of Penonomé district in Panama's Coclé province.

His body was discovered in a mountainous region that is remote and difficult to access, situated away from the main path leading to a waterfall. The search for the farmer began the previous night after his relatives lost contact with him. Abdiel Alexis Rodríguez, a resident who participated in the search, stated, "It was last night that we started the search because he had been missing for three days and we knew nothing about him."

It was last night that we started the search because he had been missing for three days and we knew nothing about him.

— Abdiel Alexis RodríguezA resident participating in the search describing the initiation of the operation.

Community members and friends of the farmer scoured the area until they found him without vital signs. Around 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., they notified the National Police. Due to the challenging terrain, authorities arrived at the location of the body around 10:00 a.m. to commence the necessary procedures.

The Regional Prosecutor's Office of Coclé has taken charge of the investigation to determine the circumstances and cause of the farmer's death. His body was transferred to the judicial morgue in Aguadulce for forensic examinations. The farmer's family has requested a thorough investigation into the incident. "They should investigate the case to see how the gentleman died and then inform the family, to tell them in what situation the gentleman died," expressed Rodríguez. The farmer was known in the community for his friendly demeanor and his work in agriculture.

They should investigate the case to see how the gentleman died and then inform the family, to tell them in what situation the gentleman died.

— Abdiel Alexis RodríguezA resident expressing the family's desire for a clear explanation of the farmer's death.
DistantNews Editorial

Originally published by TVN Panamá in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

More Stories

From Our Blog