Móra d’Ebre: the body of a 76-year-old man missing near the N-420 is found

The Firefighters have located the lifeless body of a 76-year-old man who had gone missing in Móra d’Ebre. The discovery was made this Saturday morning, in fields near the N-420, within the municipality of Móra d’Ebre.

The missing person alert had been received on Friday around 6:45 p.m. The search mobilized about fifteen units from the Firefighters, the Canine Search Group of Vic, the Drone Unit of Mollerussa, and six patrols of the Mossos d’Esquadra.

The body was found near the N-420

What happened in Móra d’Ebre?

The Firefighters found the body of a 76-year-old man who was listed as missing in Móra d’Ebre. The location was made this Saturday around 7:30 a.m., after several hours of searching in the municipality of Ribera d’Ebre.

For the residents of Móra d’Ebre, the specific point of the discovery places the operation in an area of fields close to the N-420. Thus, it is not a generic location within the municipal term: the emergency services found the man in this rural environment near the road.

The provided information indicates that the man had gone missing before the activation of the operation. The family or close circle gave the alert on Friday afternoon, and emergency services began the search around 6:45 p.m.

The discovery took place the next morning. Between the alert and the location, several hours of searching took place, with the participation of various specialized teams and police patrols.

Where was the discovery made?

The body was found in fields near the N-420, within the municipal term of Móra d’Ebre. This is the point specified by the Generalitat Firefighters when reporting the intervention.

The N-420 is the road reference allowing the identification of the search area. The statement does not specify the name of the path, the parcel, or the field where the location occurred, so the address cannot be further specified based on the available data.

The presence of the Firefighters and the Mossos d’Esquadra allowed coordination of the search in an open area. The units worked both on the ground and with specialized support resources, in accordance with the device activated following the disappearance.

The Mossos Investigation Unit also took part in the operation. The information provided does not offer further details about the circumstances of the death nor about subsequent procedures after the discovery.

A Search with about fifteen units

Which forces participated?

The operation brought together about fifteen units from the Firefighters of the Tarragona and Terres de l’Ebre Emergency Regions. Specialized teams in locating people and six patrols of the Mossos d’Esquadra also intervened.

• About fifteen units of the Firefighters.
• Forces from the Tarragona and Terres de l’Ebre Emergency Regions.
• The Canine Search Group of Vic.
• The Drone Unit of Mollerussa.
• Six patrols of the Mossos d’Esquadra.
• Units from the Mossos Investigation Unit.

The composition of the operation shows that the search was not limited to a single patrol or a punctual action. Ground units, search dogs, and drones participated, with teams from different operational areas.

For a disappearance in a field area, this combination allows the work to be distributed among different resources. The Firefighters led the location, while the Mossos contributed patrols and personnel from the Investigation Unit.

When was the operation activated?

The disappearance alert was received on Friday around 6:45 p.m., and the body was located Saturday around 7:30 a.m. The search therefore took place between the evening and the next morning.

This timeline is the confirmed information about the operation: first the disappearance was reported, then the search teams were activated, and finally, the Firefighters found the body in fields near the N-420.

The Canine Search Group of Vic and the Drone Unit of Mollerussa joined an intervention that also included units from the two emergency regions. The participation of six Mossos patrols completes the device described by the emergency services.

The available information does not specify which unit made the exact location nor if the discovery was made with the help of dogs, drones, or teams working on foot. It is only recorded that the Firefighters found the body around 7:30 a.m.

The reality is that the disappearance ended with the location of the man dead in Móra d’Ebre, at a specific point near the N-420. The search mobilized about fifteen Firefighter units, six Mossos patrols, the Canine Group of Vic, and the Drone Unit of Mollerussa. These are the confirmed facts of the case.

Source of the article: Editorial / Catalan News Agency