Cancun, Q.R. — A woman of approximately 25 years old was found dead on the beaches of Cancun Saturday morning. According to first reports, the young woman had been drinking before she went into the water.
The woman, a local Cancun resident, was with four friends at Playa Chac Mool the time of the incident. Beach witnesses reported seeing all five enter the sea to swim, but only four returned. Friends called for help when they realized she was missing.
They were unable to locate her after their own search. Emergency services arrived at the scene at kilometer 10 of Kukulcán Boulevard where they too, began a search. The woman’s body was eventually located by a search and recovery team.
The now-deceased worked at a taco shop in the Cancun Hotel Zone. She has not been publicly identified.