Body of a 29-year-old man found in the Acelhuate River in San Salvador
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The PNC said it processed the scene of a dead person in the Acelhuate River, near the overpass on Boulevard Venezuela, in San Salvador Centro. According to the police, the victim is a 29-year-old man whose body was found floating in the river. The cause of death will be determined by an autopsy.
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