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Mirta Adela Herrera Found Dead Near Her Home in Salta After Two-Day Search

The case remains an inquiry into a death pending forensic results.

Overview

  • Neighbors reported finding the 55-year-old in scrubland near Barrio El Alto in Joaquín V. González on Saturday afternoon.
  • Her daughter had filed a missing-person report on Wednesday, prompting an intensive search by the Ministerio Público Fiscal and Policía de Salta.
  • The daughter informed authorities that Herrera was on psychiatric medication, which activated an elevated search protocol.
  • Prosecutor María Celeste García Pisacic sent Criminalística and División Bomberos to the scene and ordered an autopsy.
  • Forensic work will determine the cause and timing of death and whether the investigation is reclassified.