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
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 / @ juanVictorCas1At 8:30 pm Tuesday evening, a group of neighbors, family and police found the girl’s bicycle in the neighboring El Mirador neighborhood. Photo / @ juanVictorCas1Searchers also found some of the missing girl’s clothes. Photo / @ juanVictorCas1“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 / @ juanVictorCas1Officers of Guatemala’s national civil police continue the search Wednesday morning in the mountainous sectors of the Melchor de Mencos municipality, in Petén. Photo / @ juanVictorCas1The police officers were supported by local residents in the search for the missing minor. Photo / @ juanVictorCas1On this day, the Guatemalan national police carried out several raids in the area where the girl lived. Photo / @ juanVictorCas1Authorities raided the homes of relatives of the missing child. Photo / @ juanVictorCas1Zonia Esperanza González Cho, a neighbor of the Sharon Figueroa family, was arrested as a suspect in the disappearance. Photo / @ juanVictorCas1On 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