Overview
- The 41-year-old resident of La Costana, a habitual kayaker, failed to return from a routine outing on the Ebro reservoir.
- He was expected back around 16:00, and his father called 112 Cantabria at about 18:30 when darkness fell and he had not returned.
- Emergency services from Cantabria and Burgos deployed land, water, drone and medical resources, including 061, Protección Civil, Guardia Civil drones and underwater rescue teams.
- Search teams located his parked vehicle in La Población, a Campoo de Yuso locality used as a command post.
- A relative found his body near the shore around 21:00 in the Quintanamanil area, and authorities have not reported a cause of death.