Overview
- A fishing vessel sighted the body about one mile north of the Roman lighthouse and alerted emergency services.
- The Guardacostas vessel Punta Seixo Branco recovered the body from the water and kept it aboard until police arrived.
- Agents of the Policía Autonómica took custody at sea and a Guardia Civil patrol boat then transported the body to the port of Oza.
- Witnesses reported the deceased was wearing a wetsuit and had a plastic bag of percebes tied at his waist, details that police have logged but have not linked to a cause of death.
- Local police have opened an investigation to identify the man and determine how he died, with standard next steps expected to include forensic examination and an autopsy; percebes are locally harvested in hazardous coastal conditions, which investigators will consider.