The tourists mistook it for a toy: the next day, they found the mutilated body of a child.

The gruesome discovery was made this Tuesday morning on the beach of Roda de Pera, a seaside resort on the Costa Daurada between Barcelona and Tarragona.

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The child’s body was found lying on the sand around 8 am. The area is cordoned off. Police forces (Mossos d’Esquadra and Guardia Civil) were dispatched to the scene.

At this time, investigators do not know the circumstances of the tragedy or the boy’s identity. however, Our colleaguescase Confirm It will be the bodyA two-year-old child. It was discovered in A Advanced stage of decay. And he will miss certain parts. As a result, researchers believe that he may have been in the water for a long time. Forensic scientists will reveal what an autopsy does.

According to one witness quoted caseThe body had been on the beach since the previous day, but no one had taken it for a toy.