Two bodies found in the port of Alicante in just 24 hours

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Jakov played for the Swiss third-division team FC Granges-Paccot. He was reported missing after being last seen in the early hours of February 1, 2025.
Jakov played for the Swiss third-division team FC Granges-Paccot. He was reported missing after being last seen in the early hours of February 1, 2025.

February has started tragically in Alicante with the discovery of two bodies in the port within just 24 hours. The first appeared on Sunday, February 2, in the tobacco factory area. It was a disabled woman who had disappeared hours earlier.

On Monday, a second body was found floating in the waters of the port, that of Jakov Jelkic, a 24-year-old Croation footballer who had been missing since Saturday after leaving a nightclub in the city. The National Police have confirmed that the two incidents are not related.

Jakov played for the Swiss third-division team FC Granges-Paccot. He was reported missing after being last seen in the early hours of February 1, 2025. He had travelled to Spain with his team for a match and was last seen at the Upikum nightclub in Alicante around 2:50 a.m.

His disappearance was reported the following morning when he had failed to return to his hotel.

Preliminary investigations suggest that his death was accidental, though a definitive conclusion awaits the results of the autopsy and fingerprint analysis by the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Alicante.

Both bodies were recovered by divers from the Civil Guard’s Underwater Activities Specialist Group (GEAS).