A body in an advanced state of decomposition was found this afternoon at Praia das Areias Brancas, in the municipality of Santiago do Cacém, district of Setúbal, revealed the National Maritime Authority (AMN).
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14/11/2026
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Um body in advanced state of decomposition was found this afternoon at Praia das Areias Brancas, in the municipality of Santiago do Cacém, district of Setúbal, revealed the National Maritime Authority (AMN).
In a statement, AMN explained that the alert for the appearance of the body was given at 3:32 p.m. by “a popular who was nearby.”.
Elements of the Local Command of the Marine Police of Sines were mobilized to the site and, upon arrival, “confirmed the presence of the body in the sand”.
According to the same source, “the causes that will be at the origin of this occurrence” are unknown.
The Maritime Police contacted the Public Prosecutor and “the body will be transported by the Volunteer Firefighters of Santo André to the Medical-Legal Office of Santiago do Cacém”, he added.
The Sines Maritime Police Local Command took over the incident.