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The body located this Monday between two train cars in the area where Álvaro Prieto was searched is that of the 18-year-old young man from Córdoba who had disappeared since last Thursday, October 12, when he failed to catch the train at the Santa Justa station with destination to Córdoba capital after spending the previous day in Seville with some friends. The train is stopped and there are Homicide officers working on the ground.
Renfe sources have stated that the train where it was found had not been in service since August. The vehicle was damaged and during these days “it has not made any movement nor has it been subjected to any inspection or maintenance.”
Although the National Police has not officially confirmed the news, there have still been expressions of condolences, such as that of the president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, who has indicated on his social networks consulted by Europa Press that he is “moved by the tragic outcome of the disappearance of Álvaro Prieto, which has kept us in suspense all these days. “Now is the time to be with the family. All the love of Andalusia for them. We hope that the circumstances of this death will soon be clarified,” she said.
The Minister of Sports, Miquel Iceta, has spoken in the same terms: “May he rest in peace. May his family, colleagues and friends find comfort in his memory.” Córdoba CF, in whose youth team Álvaro Prieto played, regretted the news in a statement published on their social networks. “From Córdoba CF, we regret to report that our youth player Álvaro Prieto has finally been found dead,” he said. Likewise, the Spanish Football Federation has acknowledged being “dismayed by the news. We convey our condolences to Álvaro Prieto’s family, friends and club. A lot of strength in these difficult moments. Rest in peace, Álvaro.”
Sources from the National Police have only confirmed that a body found between two carriages is being identified at this time in the same area in which Álvaro Prieto was being searched after a television cameraman accidentally recorded a body between two wagons. The images have been broadcast, in fact, on Spanish Television. The area has been cordoned off by agents of the National Corps before the crowd of curious onlookers who have come to the place – between the Calonge and Store industrial estates – once the news has reached the media.
This same Monday, the National Police confirmed the resumption of the search for Álvaro Prieto on the train tracks around the Sevillian station after a first search that ended without incident this Monday at 4:00 a.m. In this first intervention, members of the Military Emergency Unit (UME) participated; Among those troops, three dogs from the canine search unit.
Sources close to the investigation confirmed to Europa Press both the search and that summary secrecy has been decreed by the Investigative Court handling the case. Police sources have stated that they are keeping open “several lines of investigation that are being worked on in parallel and simultaneously.”
The family of the young man from Córdoba, who has not been heard from since last October 12 when Álvaro Prieto missed the train back to his home in Córdoba after spending Wednesday night in the capital Seville with some friends, has thanked the work of the Police. A spokesperson for the family has assured that the State Security Forces and Corps “are not skimping” on means or efforts.
