The man found dead this morning inside an SUV in Telde He is the journalist David Ruiz, 48 years old, who was as a reporter in the Good Afternoon Canary program of Canarian Television.
The body was located early in the morning in the Real ravine of the Ciudad de los Faycanes by the driver of an SUV who saw how another 4×4 was stopped in the riverbed. As he approached, he found a person inside who did not respond to stimuli.
A medicalized ambulance from the Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC) traveled to the place, whose doctor confirmed that the person was deceasedas reported by 112. The firefighters of the Emergency Consortium of La Garita Park also acted to collaborate with the resources in the removal of the body.
The National Police conducted the corresponding proceedings to determine the causes of the man’s death. His family had reported his disappearance several days ago and the first indications suggest that he could have taken his own life. The body was transferred to the Institute of Legal Medicine of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria where the autopsy will be performed..
David Ruiz, a native of Tenerife, had worked as a reporter on the television program Good afternoon Canary Islands and for a time he worked in the communication team of Ciudadanos in the Cabildo de Tenerife.