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15-Year-Old Norwegian Tourist Found Dead Off Mogán, Gran Canaria

Police forensic experts will use an autopsy to determine how she died.

Overview

  • Emergency crews recovered the body of a 15-year-old Norwegian girl about 100 to 200 meters off Mogán between Puerto Base and Balito.
  • Relatives identified her after the recovery, confirming she was the tourist reported missing by her mother.
  • The Guardia Civil’s judicial police unit is investigating and says all lines of inquiry remain open.
  • The body was moved to the Institute of Legal Medicine for an autopsy to establish the cause of death.
  • Initial callers mistook the body for a local homeless person before authorities confirmed it was a young tourist.