Overview

• Workers at the former ISSSTE Hospital Dr. Gonzalo Castañeda in Tlatelolco reported the discovery within a cistern at the demolition site.
• Protección Civil confirmed the finding and alerted the Mexico City prosecutor’s office, which dispatched specialized personnel to the scene.
• Firefighters retrieved the remains from a hard-to-access cistern, and city police secured the perimeter for investigative work.
• The remains were transferred to the city’s forensic institute (INCIFO) for a necropsy, and officials have not released an identification or cause of death.
• ISSSTE said it followed protocol and kept demolition activities under controlled supervision during the inquiry, noting the project began on August 14 to build a new medical unit serving about 100,408 beneficiaries.