Playa del Carmen, Q.R. — A 40 year old man was found drowned late Sunday night off a central Playa del Carmen beach. A search and recovery team found his body in the water near centro several hours after he was reported missing.
Emergency services received the report around 6:30 p.m. Sunday that an adult male, who went swimming off a beach area near Constituyentes Avenue, had not returned. Civil Protection started the evening search along with lifeguards, which lasted for more than four hours.
It was not until after 11:00 p.m. when the man’s body was finally found in front of a central hotel near 8th Street North, approximately five city blocks from where he reportedly entered the water.
The now-deceased, who has not been named, was visiting from the State of Mexico. He is suspected to have died by drowning, however, an autopsy will confirm the official cause of death.
