The Special Group of Underwater Activities of the Civil Guard returns to Lanzarote this Wednesday to resume the search for the body of Romina Celeste Núñez, after the discovery of an "organic fragment" that could belong to the young woman's corpse. The new search by the divers will focus on the area of Las Cucharas beach, which is where a vital organ was found, which apparently could be a lung.
However, we are still awaiting the results of the forensic tests, which must first confirm whether it really is human remains. In any case, the fact that the divers are going to resume the search in that area suggests that the investigators are already working on that hypothesis, while awaiting the report from the Forensic Anatomical Institute, where the fragment found on that beach was sent.
The discovery actually occurred 18 days ago, on January 5, but the person who found it then thought it was animal remains and threw it in a container. At that time, Romina's disappearance had not even been reported nor had her search begun, which later extended to the coast of Lanzarote after the husband's confession, who explained how he had disposed of the corpse. It was then that this person, upon learning the news through the media, gave notice to the Civil Guard.
Recovered from a container ten days later
That call occurred on January 15 and although ten days had passed, the agents were able to recover this organic fragment, since it was in a construction container that had not been emptied. Thus, they transferred the container to the Civil Guard barracks in Costa Teguise, where they searched it until they found it.
The new area where the Underwater Activities Group of the Civil Guard will focus its search is a short distance from one of the points that was already searched by the divers, who between January 14 and 16 carried out dives both in Los Hervideros, in the municipality of Yaiza, and in Los Ancones, in Costa Teguise. Those were the two points where Romina's husband, Raúl Díaz Cachón, stated that he threw the young woman's mortal remains.
Thus, although the discovery of this organic fragment occurred in Las Cucharas, the hypothesis is that it could have been dragged there by the sea from Los Ancones. Therefore, the new search will now focus on the vicinity of this beach, which is the main one in this tourist town.
