The body was detected at early morning next to the waterline of Culatra island. A investigation is now in charge of the Judiciary Police.
The corpse of a woman was found this Sunday on the island of Culatra, located in the Ria Formosa, in the municipality of Faro, but the causes of death are unknown, announced the
The body was detected at early morning next to the waterline of Culatra islandhousing nucleus of the Ria Formosa barrier islands, in the Algarve, following an alert given by a member of the public, AMN said in a statement.
Members of the Olhão Maritime Police Local Command and the Culatra Local Civil Protection Unit were immediately sent to the scene, who carried out the “isolation of the area and all necessary precautionary and police measures”.
O death would eventually be declared at the scene by the health delegate and the body transported to the Sotavento Algarvio Medical-Legal and Forensic Office, which will carry out research to try to determine the cause and circumstances of death, he added.
A investigation is now in charge of the Judiciary PoliceAMN also said.
