In a broad search device |
Since yesterday morning he was missing
The crew of the Benemérita helicopter has located the missing person this morning in a field area
He has been transferred to the hospital in Cieza to receive medical attention
The Civil Guard of the Region of Murcia, in collaboration with Local Police, Civil Protection and Cruz Roca, as well as relatives and volunteers, has deployed, since yesterday afternoon, April 17, a broad joint search device, with terrestrial means , air and water, to find a neighbor of Cieza, 81, who was missing.
During the afternoon of yesterday, the Civil Guard was alerted of the disappearance of a neighbor of Cieza, of advanced age.
The protocol established for these cases was quickly activated, aimed at gathering all possible indications about the missing person and the reasons for his absence in order to locate him as soon as possible.
The first inquiries made it possible to confirm that the missing person, 81 years old, used to walk through the countryside near the urban center during the morning, being strange that he had not returned a few hours later.
La Benemérita, with Civil Guards for the Prevention of Citizen Security, the Group of Specialists in Underwater Activities (GEAS), for its proximity to the Segura River, the Helicopter Unit and trained dogs in search of people, was coordinated with police officers Local and Red Cross of the locality, and with Civil Protection of Cieza, Yecla and Murcia, as well as with relatives and volunteers to develop the search device in the most efficient way.
The search device was started during the afternoon of yesterday, has continued during the night and has culminated this morning with the location of the disappeared in a place near the town of Cieza.
It has been located from the air by the crew of the Civil Guard helicopter.
The troops of the Helicopter Unit of the Benemérita have sighted the body of the deceased lying on a farm.
After the discovery, they landed and arrived at the farm where they helped the octogenarian while the medical services arrived, which has taken him to the hospital in Cieza to continue receiving health care.
Apparently, the now located, while walking through the field, fell and hit remaining motionless until they have located the civil guards, who after having spent the night outdoors was conscious, but stunned and disoriented.
Source: Ministerio del Interior