Police Say Postmortem Examination To Certify Men’s Deaths

While all accounts are that Esau Castillo and Eduardo Martinez drowned after they went under on Easter Sunday, postmortem examinations will still have to be conducted on the bodies to certify their cause of death. Today, the Regional Commander, Eastern Division, A.C.P. Hilberto Romero, told reporters that the bodies of the two friends are awaiting autopsies now.

 

A.C.P Hilberto Romero, Regional Commander, Eastern Division

“On Sunday, the 31st of March, 2024, around 4:33 p.m., police responded to reports of a drowning at Iguana Creek Bridge in the Cayo District. Upon their arrival, they found – somebody reported that two persons were swimming and they went under and did not resurface. Searches were done, where the lifeless bodies of Eduardo Martinez and Esau Castillo were found. Information is that they were both swimming in the area when they went under, they did not resurface.  Both bodies were retrieved and were taken to the morgue and now await a post mortem examination. No injuries were observed on the bodies.”