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Two Unidentified Bodies Recovered From Rímac River and Piura Canal, With Violence Suspected in Lima Case

Forensic teams now work to identify the victims under hazardous high-flow conditions.

Overview

  • Residents alerted authorities after spotting a man's body on an islote in Chaclacayo's Rímac River and another body floating in the Daniel Escobar irrigation canal near Cieneguillo Norte, Sullana.
  • Firefighters, PNP rescue brigades, and municipal serenazgo conducted recoveries using safety lines due to stronger currents from seasonal rains.
  • In the Rímac case, officials observed visible signs of violence, and a Ministerio Público representative authorized removal and transfer to the Morgue Central de Lima for examinations.
  • Both victims remain unidentified and were taken to the Lima and Sullana morgues for necropsies to determine cause of death and establish identity.
  • In Piura, police rescue units also continue searches in separate incidents involving missing adolescents as swollen waterways complicate operations.