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Identity Confirmed in Death of Argentine Backpacker Found in Colombian River

Toxicology results plus the full forensic report remain pending with prosecutors maintaining an open investigation.

Overview

  • Authorities identified the deceased as Ángel Luciano Morales, a 30-year-old from Garay, Córdoba, who had been living in Piedecuesta.
  • Neighbors discovered the body on January 11 on the bank of the Río de Oro in the Hoyo Grande sector and alerted emergency services.
  • Defensa Civil and the Piedecuesta Fire Department recovered the body and transferred it to the National Institute of Legal Medicine.
  • Forensic examiners reported the body was found nude or in underwear with no visible external injuries, and no firearm or stab wounds were detected in preliminary checks.
  • Morales’s family initiated repatriation procedures through the Argentine consulate, while unconfirmed accounts of a prior fall remain under review by officials.