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Man Found Dead in Spanish Dinosaur Statue in 2021 Was Trapped by Accident, Police Say

Investigators say he crawled in headfirst to retrieve a dropped phone, becoming stuck.

Overview

  • The body of the 39-year-old was discovered inside a papier-mâché stegosaurus in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, near Barcelona, in May 2021.
  • A father and son alerted authorities after noticing something inside the statue, prompting the police response.
  • Firefighters dismantled and cut open the statue to remove the victim from one of its legs.
  • Local reports indicated his family had filed a missing-person notice shortly before the discovery, and authorities believed he may have been trapped for days.
  • The statue, originally installed as a cinema advertisement, was later removed from the site.