Dead body found in Hone Creek

TALAMANCA, LIMON – September 30^th, 2012 – The body of a man, identified by the last names Diaz Mayorga, 54, was found on Friday afternoon, floating in the Hone Creek, in southern Limon.

Diaz Mayorga’s family had reported the man missing since Monday, however, there were no signs of the man until his body was discovered on Friday.

It is presumed that the man was murdered and afterwards thrown into the river.  As a suspected murder, the OIJ will take charge of the case.

Authorities say the body was found in an advanced state of decomposition. OIJ will be taking the body to forensic scientists for examination.

Luis Rivera, a local resident, found the body, and Juan Pablo Bonilla Sanchez, who works in the offices of the banana company Agrotuberculos, notified the local police of the discovery.