Santo Domingo.- They find a body in the vicinity of the La Isabela river that is presumed to be José Antonio Batista Polanco, better known as Jochy, 49, who had been missing since last Friday.
The body was found floating near the Simón Bolívar sector and transferred to under the Francisco Peinado bridge that connects the National District with the Santo Domingo Norte municipality, reported the Civil Defense, which was in search of the citizens reported missing since Friday. .
The institution handed over the body to the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (INACIF) for identification purposes.
They find a body in the vicinity of Simón Bolívar; it is presumed to be Jochy Batista #JochyBatista #PeriódicoElDía pic.twitter.com/lGWl87YuN6
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It is recalled that since Saturday the agency deployed search and rescue personnel, aquatic rescue technicians, canine units and unmanned aircraft (drones) to carry out search and location work in the Cañada La Arenita de la Puya de Arroyo Hondo, rivers Ozama and Isabela and the Caribbean Sea.
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The Humanitarian Response Unit of the Dominican Army, the Amphibious Command of the Dominican Navy, units of the National Police, the Fire Department and the 9-1-1 System also participate in the work.