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Teen Footballer Dilan González Found Dead in Paraná River in Posadas

An overnight Prefectura patrol located the 17-year-old's body during a river search in Posadas.

Overview

  • González disappeared around 6:30 p.m. Sunday after entering the water near Villa Cabello by Avenida Julio Piró, according to local reports.
  • A Prefectura Naval Argentina fluvial patrol spotted the body at about 6:30 a.m. Monday and recovered it under the command of auxiliar officer Nicolás Barrientos.
  • Police scientific personnel and a medico policial conducted extraction, identification and initial forensic work, and psychological police supported the family.
  • The Bartolomé Mitre youth product had played a league match earlier Sunday and had recently signed an agreement to continue his career at Vélez Sarsfield.
  • Bartolomé Mitre issued an official tribute mourning González, and the local football community expressed grief at his death.