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Missing elderly man found dead in Mora d’Ebre

From La Vanguardia · () Spanish

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  • Firefighters found the body of a 76-year-old man in fields near the N-420 in Mora d’Ebre.
  • Authorities launched a search after he left home in the morning and failed to return.
  • About 15 firefighter units, canine and drone teams, and six Mossos d’Esquadra patrols took part in the operation.

Firefighters found the body of a 76-year-old man on Saturday morning after an extensive search in Mora d’Ebre, Catalonia.

Authorities were alerted at 6:45 p.m. the previous day after the man left home in the morning and did not return. Around 15 firefighter units joined the search, along with canine and drone teams working across urban areas and agricultural vegetation.

The man was found at about 7:30 a.m. in fields near the N-420. Six Mossos d’Esquadra patrols, including officers from the investigative unit, also took part in the operation.

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Originally published by La Vanguardia in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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