A shocking incident unfolded in the early hours of this Tuesday morning in the heart of Santa Cruz in Tenerife, where a man was found dead under circumstances that are still under investigation.
The discovery occurred at around 4:00am near Alameda del Duque de Santa Elena, when passersby alerted the Emergency Services Coordination Centre (CECOES) to the presence of a body hanging from a structure in the area.
The information published by the newspaper El Día indicates that this structure could be some kind of stage that has been set up in the area for music festivals.
According to initial reports, no visible signs of violence have been detected on the deceased, although the National Police have launched a full investigation to determine the cause of death.
The Alameda del Duque de Santa Elena area runs close to Avenida de Anaga and Plaza de España, close to the Casino and the Olimpo Shopping Centre, and is very busy at any time of day as it is just a few metres from the docking points of the main shipping companies that operate between islands, but it also handles a lot of passenger traffic from cruise ships.
The area was cordoned off while authorities carried out forensic examinations to gather evidence before a coroner gave permission for the body to be removed for official identification and autopsy to establish the circumstances surrounding this tragic event.
