They found the lifeless body of Víctor Paz Lozoya, a young Mexican who disappeared in Leamington, Ontario, Canada, on New Year’s Eve, reported the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), in Essex County.On Sunday, March 14, LaSalle police received a call notifying that human remains had been found in the Front Rd area. On Monday, March 15, the police confirmed that the body is that of Víctor Paz Lozoya, 32, who was last seen on December 31, 2020.
“Dear friends who supported me all the time, I want to thank you for your support in helping me with your words of encouragement and sharing my son’s information. Unfortunately, they found him lifeless. I am crumbled and at the same time fine because I already found him, “said his mother Tila Lozoya.
The OPP and the Ontario Coroner’s Office are continuing to investigate. So far it is known that Paz Lozoya’s family had contact with him until New Year’s Eve. “My son’s father called Victor’s boss in Leamington. They told us they hadn’t seen him, so the police reported him missing after days, ”he said.
OPP officers found in LaSalle, very close to the United States, the abandoned car that Paz Lozoya was driving. The car was parked on Morton Drive, across from the Windsor Salt Mine and the Ambassador Club Golf.
Photo: Victor Paz Lozoya (Courtesy of Essex County OPP
The search
The Mexican community in Canada, as well as different media, began a search campaign for Paz Lozoya. At the request of his parents, the Mexican consulate in Leamington contacted the OPP and began to share messages requesting information about the whereabouts of the young man without success.
However, the dismissal of Darío Alberto Bernal Acero, honorary consul of Mexico in Leamington, after a sex video recorded in front of his desk at the consular headquarters was made public, as well as the fact that Paz Lozoya’s relatives were in Mexico and the Covid-19 pandemic, made the search difficult.
The OPP noted that its Essex County Major Crimes Unit, Forensic Identification Services (FIS), Ontario Forensic Pathology Services, and Ontario Coroner’s Office are continuing the investigation, but did not provide details on whether the death is in progress. treated as suspicious.
By Silvia Méndez
