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Large search team finds body in remote area

The Guardia Civil made a gruesome discovery on Sunday when they found the body of a missing businessman. Miguel Angel, 45, the owner of a supermarket in Santa Ponca, went missing last Friday in Peguera. A search party discovered what is believed to be his body in a forested area near the top of a hill.

An initial report concluded that the man died from knife wounds, although the Guardia Civil say it is too soon to say whether they were self-inflicted or not. A bloody knife was found 20 metres from the body. Following a post mortem, investigators concluded that the man, who was found face down with a large wound to the abdomen, could have inflicted the injury himself before staggering some distance and falling down.

Results from the autopsy will be made available in the coming days.