“The provincial justice has confirmed that the skeletal remains found in the bed of the Colca River, in Huambo (Arequipa region, southeastern Peru), belong to the Belgian tourist Natacha de Crombrugghe,” the Peruvian prosecutor said in a statement. . The body, found on September 21, was identified “thanks to a DNA test on the victim’s relatives,” the prosecution said.
The woman’s parents confirmed the sad news in a short announcement on Thursday night. “We have just received the results of the DNA tests and it concerns our daughter,” they say. Police are still investigating whether Natacha accidentally fell into the river while trekking in Colca Canyon on January 24 or whether it was murder. We don’t know any more at the moment.”
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The remains, consisting of a skull and a complete skeleton, were found at the end of September in the region where the Belgian woman disappeared. The remains were transferred to the city of Arequipa for further research and now appear to be those of the young Belgian.
28-year-old Natacha de Crombrugghe, a lawyer from Brussels, disappeared on January 24 when she is said to have left the hostel La Estancia in the village of Cabanaconde for a hike through the famous ‘Colca Canyon’, a deep vast gorge in the south. of the country. She left a backpack in her hotel room. Previously, Natacha visited the historic mountain town of Machu Picchu.
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