Overview

• Guardia Civil confirmed Monday through DNA tests that the remains recovered July 4 near Santanyí matched Angelita Silva De Souza.
• The identification closes the search that began after Silva De Souza and her partner, ex-officer Juan Herrera, vanished on June 7 while sailing from Port Adriano.
• Herrera’s body was found June 11 in the Bay of Palma after their uncrewed vessel was spotted drifting near Sa Dragonera two days earlier.
• Investigators report no evidence of violence and attribute the deaths to accidental drowning likely driven by strong maritime currents.
• Silva De Souza’s family decried the lengthy DNA process and sparse updates by authorities during the investigation.