A body was found this Saturday morning in the bed of the Mapocho river, at the height of Santa María avenue with the Purísima bridge, in Santiago.

The body was noticed by passers-by of the place, at about 7:00 this morning.

According to the ocular evidence, it would be a man, between 20 and 25 years old.

Members of the Homicide Brigade of the Investigative Police arrived in the sector, who together with volunteers from the Fire Department accessed the river bed to work on the first expert reports.

Preliminarily, there would be no signs of the participation of third parties, but it will seek to elucidate the circumstances in which the death occurred.

In the place, the North Central Prosecutor’s Office was established to lead the proceedings.