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Severed Foot Found on Ibiza Beach as Police Launch Investigation

DNA tests will identify the remains to guide inquiries into any crime link.

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People sunbathe at Talamanca beach in Ibiza, on July 31, 2020. Spain plunged into recession in the second quarter after its gross domestic product tumbled by 18.5 percent due to the coronavirus pandemic, official figures showed. The business, transport and hotels sector were all badly hit, with a 40 percent drop compared with the first quarter. And tourism, a pillar of the Spanish economy which accounts for 12 percent of GDP, suffered with a 60 percent drop in revenues compared the same period in 2019. JAIME REINA / AFP

Overview

  • A beachgoer reported the discovery on Playa d’en Bossa around 8 a.m., prompting a police and coastguard response near the Vibra Algarb Hotel.
  • Investigators are working to determine whether the foot is male or female, with DNA analysis expected to take several days.
  • Authorities have not established any connection to a decomposed body recovered from Talamanca Bay three days earlier.
  • Officers cordoned the area after crowds gathered, and on-scene footage showed police preventing the remains from being swept back to sea.
  • Local media point to recent torrential storms across the Balearics as a possible reason the remains washed ashore, a hypothesis police have not confirmed.