A police operation was carried out during the night this Friday in the coastal area of Cachagua, in the commune of Zapallar, following the discovery of the lifeless body of an adult woman.
The discovery was recorded at around 9:30 p.m., in the vicinity of the Aguas Claras estate. After the report was made, Carabineros and Municipal Security personnel went to the scene, and an operation was subsequently launched involving the Maritime Police, Zapallar Firefighters, and the Homicide Brigade of the PDI, on the orders of the Public Prosecutor's Office.
Subprefect Patricio Cuevas, acting head of the Los Andes Homicide Brigade, stated that "yesterday, during the night hours, the on-duty and flagrancy prosecutor of Valparaíso requested the presence of on-duty personnel at Cachagua beach in the commune of Zapallar, due to the discovery of the body of an adult female."
PDI investigating possible identity
According to Cuevas, during the inspection of the body, "it showed no injuries attributable to third parties, with the probable cause of death being asphyxia by drowning."
The police officer added that the body was found by local fishermen, who alerted the Navy's Port Captaincy, whose personnel carried out the extraction.
Regarding her identity, Cuevas stated that "based on documentation found on the beach, a possible identity is being considered, which would correspond to a woman residing in the Metropolitan Region with a missing persons report for presumed misfortune."
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NationalThe body was found during the night of Friday in the Cachagua area, in the commune of Zapallar. According to the PDI, it showed no injuries attributable to third parties, and the probable cause of death would be asphyxia by submersion. Among the procedures underway is determining whether the body corresponds to a woman from the Metropolitan Region who was reported missing due to presumed misfortune. PDI investigates the identity of woman found lifeless in the coastal area of Cachagua CARLOS ACUNA/ATON CHILE CommentsA police procedure took place during the night of this Friday in the coastal area of Cachagua, in the commune of Zapallar, following the discovery of the lifeless body of an adult woman. The discovery was recorded at around 9:30 p.m., in the vicinity of the Aguas Claras estate. After the report, Carabineros and Municipal Security personnel went to the site, and an operation was subsequently activated involving Maritime Police, Zapallar Firefighters, and the PDI's Homicide Brigade, on the orders of the Prosecutor's Office. Subprefect Patricio Cuevas, acting head of the Los Andes Homicide Brigade, stated that "yesterday, during the night hours, the on-duty and in-flagrante prosecutor of Valparaíso requested the presence of on-duty personnel at Cachagua beach in the commune of Zapallar, due to the discovery of an adult female corpse." PDI investigates the identity of woman found lifeless in the coastal area of Cachagua Diego Martin PDI probes possible identityAs Cuevas detailed, during the inspection of the body "it showed no injuries attributable to third parties, its probable cause of death being asphyxia by submersion." The police officer added that the body was found by local fishermen, who notified the Navy's Port Captaincy, whose personnel carried out the extraction. Regarding her identity, Cuevas said that "based on documentation found on the beach, a possible identity is being considered, which would correspond to a woman residing in the Metropolitan Region with a missing persons report for presumed misfortune." Preliminary information indicates that documents associated with that possible identity had been found on Las Cujas beach, in Cachagua. However, by the end of the procedure, it had not been confirmed that the body corresponded to that person. The Legal Medical Service removed the body in the early hours of this Saturday. According to the PDI, the information will be corroborated by the Legal Medical Service of Guillota, along with the analysis of dactyloscopic examinations, while procedures continue to establish the woman's identification and the circumstances of her death. More about:PDI CachaguaDeceasedVictimPoliceProsecutor's OfficeValparaísoZapallar