Investigation after body discovery in Marbella

The Guardia Civil has launched an investigation this Monday, November 3, after the crew of a rigid-hulled inflatable boat abandoned a man's body at one of the docks in Puerto Banús, Marbella (Málaga), and fled. The investigation remains open, as confirmed by security force sources. Body of a woman found in Mezquitilla Hours after the incident in Marbella, a second discovery has been made on the province's coast. The body was found in a rocky area near the shore, close to a breakwater. The emergency coordination dispatch has mobilized the 061 Emergency Medical Service, the Local Police, the Fire Department, and the Guardia Civil. The boat's occupants deposited the man's body at the dock and fled. Emergency teams were immediately notified and rushed to the scene. The events occurred at noon, in front of dozens of people in the luxury marina who witnessed the scene. According to sources from the Armed Institute, the vessel entered one of the docks. After attending to the man, paramedics could only certify that he «was deceased». The Guardia Civil has initiated proceedings to clarify what happened. The investigation is now focused on determining the origin of the rigid-hulled inflatable boat and on identifying the victim. The body will be transferred to the Legal Medicine Institute (IML) of Málaga for an autopsy, which will determine the exact cause of death. A key aspect of the investigation will be to determine the exact time of death. Although some eyewitnesses have claimed to have «seen him alive moments before the Guardia Civil's arrival», official sources from the Armed Institute have clarified that when the authorities arrived at the dock, «at that moment he was already deceased». The body of a woman was located this noon floating in the sea at Mezquitilla beach, in the municipal area of Algarrobo. Around 2:00 PM on Monday, the 112 Emergency Service received a call from a private individual alerting them to a body floating in the sea. «For now, I can only tell you that the fact is being investigated,» official sources stated. So far, no further details about the causes of death or the circumstances under which it may have occurred have been disclosed. Sources from the Armed Institute explained that during an initial inspection, the body «apparently shows no signs of violence». The Armed Institute, which has taken charge of the investigation, has also activated the GREIM (Mountain Rescue and Intervention Group) to recover the body. According to reports, the woman is of foreign origin.