This Wednesday, the Peruvian media The Republic reports that a body was found in the province of Caylloma in Peru. It might, in fact, be that of Natacha de Crombrugghe, the Belgian tourist who has been missing since January 24.
The found body is currently in a fairly advanced state of decomposition and investigations are underway to try to identify it, according to The Republic
Contacted by our colleagues from RTL, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs neither confirms nor denies the information, preferring to wait for the conclusions of the investigation. “At the moment, no confirmation has been made, so we have to wait for the identification of the body found and the report of the investigation.“, reports RTL.
Natacha de Crombrugghe, 28, has been missing since January 24 while hiking in the Colca River Canyon, also in the Peruvian Andes, following visiting Machu Picchu.
Despite intense searches, no trace or credible lead has been found by the investigators to date. In April, the parents of the young Brussels girl went to Peru a second time in the hope of advancing the investigation. Without success.