8-year-old Sharon Figueroa disappeared on Tuesday afternoon while cycling in the backyard of her home in La Ceibita, Petén, Guatemala. A day later, his body was found by authorities.
By collaboration Juan Víctor Castillo
February 10, 2021- 15:28
8-year-old Sharon Figueroa disappeared on Tuesday at noon while cycling in the backyard of her home in La Ceibita, Petén, Guatemala. Photo / @ juanVictorCas1On Tuesday evening, at 20.30, a group of neighbors, family and police found the girl’s bicycle in the neighboring neighborhood of El Mirador. Photo / @ juanVictorCas1The search group 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 at noon she didn’t answer, we don’t know where she is or who took her,” Grandma Sharon told the press. Photo / @ juanVictorCas1Guatemalan National Civil Police officers continued their search on Wednesday morning in the mountainous areas of Melchor de Mencos, Petén. Photo / @ juanVictorCas1Police were assisted by local residents in search of the missing minor. Photo / @ juanVictorCas1On this day, the Guatemalan National Civil Police carried out several raids in the neighborhood where the girl lived. Photo / @ juanVictorCas1Authorities searched the homes of the missing child’s relatives. Photo / @ juanVictorCas1Zonia Esperanza González Cho, a neighbor of the Sharon Figueroa family, was arrested on suspicion of disappearance. Photo / @ juanVictorCas1At noon on Wednesday, the girl’s body was found in the mountainous area of El Camalote, Melchor de Mencos, Petén department. Photo / @ juanVictorCas1
