Sharon, the Guatemalan girl found dead after disappearing from her backyard | News from El Salvador

Sharon Figueroa, 8, disappeared on Tuesday afternoon while playing with her bicycle in the backyard of her home in the La Ceibita neighborhood, in Petén, Guatemala. A day later, his body was found by authorities.

Through collaboration Juan Víctor Castillo

February 10, 2021-3:28 PM

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Sharon Figueroa, 8, disappeared Tuesday afternoon at noon while playing with her bike in the backyard of her home in the La Ceibita neighborhood, in the Petén department, Guatemala. Photo / @ juanVictorCas1

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At 8:30 pm Tuesday evening, a group of neighbors, family and police found the girl’s bicycle in the neighboring El Mirador neighborhood. Photo / @ juanVictorCas1

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Searchers also found some of the missing girl’s clothes. Photo / @ juanVictorCas1

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“She was playing in the yard with her bike and when I called her for lunch she didn’t answer, we don’t know where it is or who took it,” Sharon’s grandmother told media. Photo / @ juanVictorCas1

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Officers of Guatemala’s national civil police continue the search Wednesday morning in the mountainous sectors of the Melchor de Mencos municipality, in Petén. Photo / @ juanVictorCas1

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The police officers were supported by local residents in the search for the missing minor. Photo / @ juanVictorCas1

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On this day, the Guatemalan national police carried out several raids in the area where the girl lived. Photo / @ juanVictorCas1

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Authorities raided the homes of relatives of the missing child. Photo / @ juanVictorCas1

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Zonia Esperanza González Cho, a neighbor of the Sharon Figueroa family, was arrested as a suspect in the disappearance. Photo / @ juanVictorCas1

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On Wednesday afternoon, the girl’s body was found in the El Camalote Mountains, in the municipality of Melchor de Mencos, in the department of Petén. Photo / @ juanVictorCas1

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