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Dismembered Remains Found in Caleta Olivia as Forensic ID Begins

Authorities have not confirmed any tie to recent disappearances.

Overview

  • A man exercising discovered a decomposed human hand behind Caleta Olivia's Barrio 13 de Diciembre on January 21 around 10 a.m.
  • Police, Criminalistics personnel and judicial authorities secured the area, then found two feet and a head later that day in the same sector.
  • All remains, in advanced decomposition, were transferred to the Morgue Judicial for autopsy and DNA testing to determine identity and the postmortem interval.
  • Preliminary forensic assessments suggest the remains are from an adult, though the sex and identity are still undetermined.
  • Investigators are evaluating possible links to local missing-person cases, including Mario García and a couple from Comodoro Rivadavia, while search operations continue without any confirmed match.