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Bodybuilding Beauty Queen Found Dead in Motul Hotel Pool

Authorities are investigating whether banners hung outside her gym two weeks earlier are connected to her death

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Overview

  • Luz María Barrera Agatón, 36, was discovered lifeless in a cenote-style pool at the Coco Resort & Villas Hotel during a family holiday.
  • Police have opened a criminal probe and cordoned off the scene as officials from the Attorney General’s Office carry out a preliminary investigation.
  • Witnesses say she was last seen chatting with friends around midnight before being found at the bottom of the pool the next morning.
  • Two weeks before her death, threatening banners appeared at her Merida gym and she faced similar intimidation in 2017, though she never reported those incidents to authorities.
  • Barrera Agatón was vice president of the Yucatecan Association of Bodybuilding and Fitness and held titles including 2017 Mister Mexico Fitness Champion and 2024 Motul Carnival queen.