Overview

• José Chovares Ridaura, 71, escaped from the Guadassuar care home on Sunday and his family filed a missing-person report Monday morning.
• The Guardia Civil, Policía Local de Massalavés and other local forces deployed drones, helicopters and rescue dogs to search Guadassuar, Massalavés and neighboring areas.
• A Guardia Civil helicopter discovered his body Thursday morning about 300 meters from the El Pla de Alzira industrial estate.
• The Ayuntamiento de Massalavés issued an official condolence message on social media mourning the loss of their well-known resident.
• Chovares’s previous disappearances and this week’s tragic outcome underscore concerns over security measures for vulnerable care-home residents.