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Missing 51-year-old man found dead in Florianópolis
Firefighters found the body of a missing 51-year-old man on Saturday in Vargem Pequena, Florianópolis, in southern Brazil.
He had been missing since Thursday.
Search teams looked through vegetation near the José Carlos Daux Highway.
A search dog indicated where the man was found during the sweep.
Firefighters secured the area for forensic work and removed the body from the vegetation.
The case was referred to Scientific Police and other authorities.
Police had not yet responded to a request about whether there were signs of a crime.
Firefighters found the body of a missing 51-year-old man in Florianópolis on Saturday.
He had been missing since Thursday.
A search dog indicated the location where he was found without vital signs.
The search took place in vegetation near the José Carlos Daux Highway in Vargem Pequena.
Firefighters preserved the area for forensic work and transferred the case to the Scientific Police and other authorities.
- Who
- A missing 51-year-old man.
- What
- Firefighters found his body without vital signs.
- When
- Saturday, October 24; he had been missing since Thursday, October 22.
- Where
- Vargem Pequena, Florianópolis, in vegetation near the José Carlos Daux Highway.
- Why
- Not stated.
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The man was reported missing.
Firefighters began searches around 8 a.m. and later found the man’s body after a search dog indicated its location.
Firefighters preserved the area for forensic work and removed the body from the vegetation.
- Age
- 51
- Location
- Vargem Pequena, Florianópolis
- Nearby road
- José Carlos Daux Highway
- Search began
- Around 8 a.m. on Saturday, October 24
- Found
- Without vital signs