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Guardia Civil investigators have identified the body found off Calahonda after DNA testing, and officers have now contacted the man’s family.
The breakthrough comes weeks after the discovery of the corpse near the same Calahonda case, when police said the remains showed a head injury compatible with a firearm wound.
Identification confirmed
According to local radio reports from Motril, the dead man was a resident of Castell de Ferro, on Granada’s Costa Tropical. The body had been recovered from the Playa del Zacatín area, near a cliff line by Calahonda, after being spotted floating in the water.
The discovery was reported on 9 October, but the condition of the remains meant identification was not immediate. Investigators then turned to forensic testing, which has now provided a match.
Investigation continues
The Guardia Civil is still working to establish exactly how the man died and the circumstances that led to his body ending up in the sea. The case remains open, with officers continuing to examine the evidence gathered since the recovery.
Earlier reports indicated that the body had an orifice in the head consistent with a gunshot wound, although investigators have not publicly ruled on the full sequence of events.
The identification will allow detectives to move forward with the next stage of the inquiry while the family is informed.
