Body of missing Spanish woman (24) found in Amsterdam canal

Police divers found the body of Silvia Soriano Morente (24) who went missing in Westerpark, Amsterdam on March 19.

Soriano Morente was visiting the fair in the park before going to a coffee shop, according to NH Nieuws.

Police investigation underway

Amsterdam police called her friends and family, brought rescue dogs to the scene, and blocked off part of the park.

They carefully removed the body from the canal. Once they confirmed it was indeed Soriano Morente, they informed her family in Spain.

“This afternoon, the remains of 24-year-old Silvia Soriano Morente, who had been missing since March 19, were found in the water in the Westerpark. There are no signs of crime. The police thanks everyone for all the tips and information and wishes the relatives much strength,” reads the Tweet.

Clothes and cellphone found on the bank

The police saw Soriano Morente on security camera footage in the coffee shop the night she went missing. After that, they lost track of her whereabouts.

However, later that evening, her friends found her clothes and cellphone in a puddle on the canal bank.

No signs of violence or crime

A police spokesman said they established that there was no indication of crime on Soriano Morente’s body.

They will investigate further into the cause of her death. However, it seems that violence was not involved. Soriano Morente had been living in Amsterdam for about four months.

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Katrien Nivera 🇵🇭
Third culture kid Katrien has been working as a writer and editor at DutchReview for over two years, originally moving to the Netherlands as a tween. Equipped with a Bachelor’s in communication and media and a Master’s in political communication, she’s here to stay for her passion for writing, whether it’s current Dutch affairs, the energy market, or universities. Just like the Dutch, Katrien lives by her agenda and enjoys the occasional frietje met mayo — she just wishes she could grow tall, too.

1 COMMENT

  1. If she went to a coffee shop (in the Netherlands, coffeeshops are establishments where the sale of cannabis for personal consumption by the public is tolerated by the local authorities) and no “criminal activity” is found to be responsible for her death, simply calling it an unfortunate accident still does not absolve the cannabis purveyors of their GUILT.

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