A lifeless body found at noon this Wednesday in the Ebro River as it passes through Logroño – in the La Ribera park, near Riojaforum – corresponds to that of the young man, Javier Márquez, who disappeared at dawn on March 2 in Logroño, according to the Europa Press agency from investigation sources.
The notification of the discovery of a lifeless body by a volunteer in the search occurred around 1:45 p.m. this Wednesday and, immediately after, members of the National Police, Logroño Firefighters and the resources of the Rioja Health Service have went to the indicated place to carry out the appropriate tasks, cordon off the area, rescue and guard the body while awaiting the services of the judicial delegation. After 3:30 p.m., the body was removed.
The decrease in the flow of the Ebro River in recent days has been key to facilitating the search work since, in previous weeks, they had also searched without success in this same area.
In the area where he was located and in search of news, dozens of volunteers and friends of the young man or his family have also gathered who, during these days, and tirelessly, had dedicated all their efforts to locating the young man. missing.
Since his disappearance, 19 days ago today, an extensive search operation has been deployed in which elite groups of the Civil Guard and the National Police, such as the GAR and GEO, have participated, as well as underwater units, canine guides and patrols. of citizen security. The search has focused on the area around the Ebro River and has even extended beyond La Rioja.
Precisely this morning the search for Javier Márquez continued in the case of the National Police in the Riojaforum area, as reported by the Higher Headquarters of La Rioja. Precisely in the vicinity of this place is where, finally, the young man’s body has appeared.
This Wednesday. In fact, they were working with different units, including the Special Subsoil and Environmental Protection Unit. For its part, the Civil Guard was looking for the young man outside the municipality of Logroño. To do this, they have air, land and water means.
Javier Márquez, 20 years old and native of the Rioja town of Santo Domingo de la Calzada, was last seen in the early hours of last Saturday the 2nd, around 5:30 a.m.
Once it was found that he did not sleep at his sister’s house in Logroño, as planned, he has been searched tirelessly since the weekend, with increasingly more resources from the State Security Forces and Corps. , as well as citizen collaboration, especially people from the town itself.
In particular, the search has focused from the first moment on the area around the river and its surroundings, since the last time he was seen, after leaving a nightclub, he was seen heading towards the Ebro park in Logroño.