A 24-year-old student, Agostina Rubini Medina, who had been missing for over two weeks in Majorca, Spain, is believed to have met a tragic end. Authorities suspect that Medina, who disappeared after a night out with friends in Palma, the capital city of the popular tourist island, may have fallen into a trash bin and subsequently been crushed and incinerated in a garbage truck.
The National Police of Spain have pieced together a chilling theory. They believe that Medina, who was intoxicated at the time, may have been searching for her phone in a trash bin. Unconscious, she was likely scooped up by a garbage truck, crushed by the vehicle’s compactor, and eventually dumped into an incinerator.
A local shop worker reported that Medina, visibly inebriated, had stopped by to purchase a bag of chips shortly before midnight. Not long after, a bystander at a nearby bus stop reported seeing Medina’s handbag and blouse neatly arranged next to a large trash bin.
Further investigation revealed that Medina’s phone signal remained at the location of the trash bin for approximately half an hour before moving to the incineration plant, where it ceased. This timeline aligns with the travel records of the garbage truck.
Authorities later discovered human skeletal remains in the ashes of the incineration plant. They are currently working to determine if these remains belong to Medina. Inspector Ángel Ruiz shared with reporters that the prevailing theory is that Medina entered the container to retrieve something and unfortunately fell ill while inside.
Police noted that Medina was a petite woman with a low tolerance for alcohol, a condition that may have been exacerbated by medication she was taking at the time.