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Severed Human Foot Found on Ibiza’s Playa d’en Bossa as Police Launch Forensic Probe

Investigators have not tied the discovery to a separate body recovered offshore earlier in the week.

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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 find around 8 a.m. on Oct. 10, prompting Spanish National Police to cordon off part of the busy tourist beach near the Vibra Algarb hotel.
  • Policía Científica specialists recovered the limb and transferred it to the Institute of Legal Medicine in Ibiza for examination.
  • Authorities say DNA testing and other analyses will take several days as they work to identify the victim and determine whether a crime occurred.
  • Maritime rescuers recovered a decomposed body on Oct. 7 near Talamanca Bay, though investigators have not confirmed any connection to the foot.
  • Local outlets noted recent severe weather as a possible reason the remains reached shore, a hypothesis police have not confirmed as crowds of tourists and residents gathered during the response.