Overview

• Rescue teams located the teenager’s body at 17:10 on August 16 after SOS Navarra 112 mobilized aquatic and technical units along with helicopter support.
• Divers from the Bomberos de Navarra’s aquatic rescue group conducted underwater searches near the point where he was last seen.
• Officials report he disappeared while bathing with his mother during a family outing at the Lerate area of Guesálaz.
• The Guardia Civil’s Estella judicial team is investigating the circumstances and has ordered the body sent to the Instituto Navarro de Medicina Legal for examination.
• Regional authorities have noted a rise in summer inland-water fatalities, prompting calls for unified lifeguard services and tighter oversight of recreational sites.