A United Nations helicopter with a foreign crew supported by local authorities managed to find the body of David Alexander Rivas, he was 40 years old.
Narino News
After an intense search, authorities in Colombia found the lifeless body of a Policeman from the Republic of El Salvador who traveled to this country several days ago.
This is the 40-year-old uniformed David Alexander Rivas from Zacatecoluca.
Relatives indicated that the uniformed man was on vacation and therefore decided to travel to Colombia to tour the country.
The policeman had reached the department of Huila.
“Minutes before he disappeared, he sent us some photographs, in which the river was observed, it was not seen that it was dangerous. That was the last information we had about him,” they said.
THEY FOUND THE DEAD BODY OF A POLICEMAN IN COLOMBIA ORIGINATING FROM #ZACATECOLUCA
This has been stated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador through its social networks.
“The Colombian authorities informed us of the discovery of the body of the agent of the @PNCSV . pic.twitter.com/D7t9C1PaZ0– Santiago City Nonualco News (@CityNonualco) December 1, 2022
After learning about what happened, the UN verification mission in Colombia issued a statement in which it stated that they are in constant search of the Salvadoran, and that the military from that country have joined.
The @MissionONUCol He is in permanent contact with the Colombian and Salvadoran authorities in order to confirm his identity and accompanying David’s family in these painful moments.
— UN Mission in Colombia (@MisionONUCol) December 1, 2022
They found him
However, in the last hours, it was learned that a United Nations helicopter, with a foreign crew supported by local authorities, found a lifeless body.
When carrying out the investigations, they confirmed that it was policeman David Alexander Rivas Palacios, 40 years old,
Apparently, the tourist was doing rappelling activities at the site known as los Ídolos, last weekend.
At any moment he would have been swept away by the current and ended up drowning.
They point out that at the time of the rescue it was in advanced decomposition.
Now they will have to start with all the procedures to be repatriated to their country.
