Overview

• The 18-year-old Ukrainian intern vanished from the Meditur resort in Carovigno on July 4 without her passport, phone or personal effects.
• A multiagency search by the Prefettura di Brindisi, Carabinieri, Polfer units and civil protection deployed helicopters, drones and molecular dogs across rural and coastal areas.
• Her body was discovered hanging near a parking area in Serranova about one kilometer from the resort after three days of efforts.
• A medico-legal examination did not detect external trauma, leading authorities to conclude her death was likely self-inflicted.
• Officials continue to review CCTV footage, seized belongings and potential stressors including her internship’s abrupt end and isolation as they await the formal autopsy.