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Álvaro Tapia Palomino Laid to Rest After 13-Day Search off Puerto Lomas

Discovery by artisanal fishermen at Puerto Lomas concluded a 13-day search.

Overview

  • The 21-year-old disappeared on January 28 after entering the sea at Playa Mansa on an inflatable mattress with friend Yesid Acuña, whose body was recovered hours later.
  • Fishermen spotted a body on the Puerto Lomas shore in the early hours of February 11 and alerted authorities.
  • Police, Serenazgo and Salvataje secured the area as the Public Ministry carried out the recovery, and the remains were taken to Nasca’s Ricardo Cruzado Rivarola Support Hospital for legal procedures.
  • Relatives confirmed the identification by a shoulder tattoo and a metal bracelet, with mother Tania Palomino Quispe recognizing her son.
  • A wake was held at Sucre 220 in San Carlos, Nasca, followed by a morning Mass and burial at the Virgen del Carmen cemetery in Vista Alegre.