Overview
- Local fishermen discovered the remains between the rocks at Playa Hornillos near the Colorado sector of Huacho.
- Family members, including the athlete’s father and grandmother, identified him by a distinctive tattoo.
- Personnel from the Ministerio Público of Huaura directed the on-site procedures before police transported the body to the regional morgue.
- De la Cruz disappeared on March 1 after strong surf swept him away at Playa El Colorado during red-flag conditions that barred entering the water.
- Relatives, teammates, volunteers, and later the National Police searched the coast for days, and local football groups have since offered condolences as funeral plans proceed.