Overview

• A BRIF helicopter from Laza spotted human bones next to a vehicle in the monte of Vilariño de Conso while working the fire on Monday.
• Media reports indicate the vehicle corresponds to that of an Ourense resident who disappeared several months earlier.
• The remains were transferred to forensic services for analysis and formal identification.
• Guardia Civil sources told El País they do not believe it is a wildfire fatality and they see no initial signs of violent death.
• Authorities have opened an investigation and no official identification has been released.