Overview
- Forensic teams reported recovering a usable fingerprint from the decomposed remains, a step that could enable rapid identification.
- The bones were transferred to Puerto Deseado for laboratory analyses to determine sex, approximate age, time of death, and any signs of trauma.
- Police secured the vacant lot behind the 13 de Diciembre neighborhood, collected evidence, canvassed cameras, and took witness statements.
- Authorities are reviewing missing-person reports from Caleta Olivia and other Santa Cruz localities to compare once an identity is established.
- Prosecutors are examining whether the case involves a homicide, an unresolved disappearance, or remains relocated from another site, with no suspects or arrests reported.