A body has been found in the area where the driver disappeared after being swept away by the water in Llinars.

BarcelonaFirefighters from the Generalitat (Catalan government) located a body in the Mogent River in Llinars del Vallès on Sunday. While identification is still underway, it is suspected that the body may be that of the 69-year-old man who went missing on Friday after the van he was traveling in was swept away by floodwaters as he attempted to cross a footbridge during a storm. ReginaThe body was located about 400 meters from where the vehicle was found, about 2.4 kilometers from the footbridge. "It is the lifeless body of a person who matches the description of the driver we were looking for," admitted Fire Department Sub-Inspector and head of the search, Oriol Pellisa.

Firefighters have located the body on the left bank of the river. According to a statement released by the fire department, the decrease in the river's flow and water level facilitated the search efforts and allowed for an intensified search of the riverbed, from the point where the vehicle was swept away to the secluded area between Montmeló and Llinars del Vallès, a stretch of approximately 16 kilometers. At 11:34 a.m., a team of firefighters identified a body in the vegetation of the river bend and notified the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police), who activated the investigation unit, the forensic police, and the judicial team to proceed with the removal and identification of the body. The Medical Emergency System (SEM) also notified the family.

The investigation began at 2:32 p.m. on Friday. Firefighters received a call from a relative of the driver, who reported that the man had called them from his car because it was stuck in water that had already entered the cabin. Although emergency teams soon gained access to the vehicle, which had overturned at the confluence of the Giola stream and the Mogent River—parallel to the AP-7 highway—they found no one inside. Firefighters detailed that, during the three-day investigation, some 40 firefighters were mobilized with about 20 units, including the Special Operations Group (GRAE), both underwater and mountain rescue teams, the Canine Investigation Group (GRCR) with tracking dogs, aerial resources, members of the Operational Support Group (GROS), and the Active Forest Fire Prevention Team (EPAF). In addition, divers from the Barcelona Fire Department and Maritime Rescue, the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan Police), the Local Police, and the Llinars del Vallès Town Hall also collaborated during the operation.