The body of an 85 year-old man, a dementia sufferer, was found last night near the banks of a river in the La Isla area of the municipality, not far from the residential centre where he was living.
The man went missing on Friday and staff at the residential centre alerted the authorities and a search was launched involving members of the Guardia Civil, Local Police and Civil Protection. The body was found at 22:30 on Saturday night.
The cause of death has not yet been established.