A severed human foot and lower leg have washed up on a beach in a holiday hotspot frequented by British tourists.
The grim discovery was made on a popular stretch of coastline near Can Pastilla, close to Playa de Palma in Mallorca.
The incident marks a disturbing find at one of Spain's most visited island destinations.
A holidaymaker made the gruesome find just hours after a woman's body washed up in the same area.
The discovery occurred near a popular nightclub on the beach in Can Pastilla.
The tourist alerted police after finding the remains but the foot had washed back out to sea by the time officers arrived at the scene.
Divers were deployed and successfully recovered the foot, along with a tibia and fibula, from the sea. Spanish investigators have determined the remains were too large to belong to the woman found earlier.
The severed foot and leg bones are more likely to have belonged to a man, according to authorities.
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A post mortem has been ordered by the Spanish National Police to confirm the identity. This is the 10th time a body or body parts have washed up on the coasts of the Balearic Islands since the start of 2025.
The archipelago, which includes Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza, has seen a disturbing pattern of such discoveries in recent months.
Authorities believe these remains belong to migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean by boat.
The woman found on Saturday was reportedly not wearing a life jacket.
Two other bodies were discovered in the Mallorcan towns of Cala Ratjada and Cala Deia.
Four more people were found on the island of Formentera. The string of discoveries has raised concerns about the dangerous sea crossings being attempted to reach European shores.
Spanish Police suspect all victims were migrants attempting to illegally enter Europe from Algeria.
The authorities believe small boats or rafts were used in these perilous crossing attempts as the Mediterranean route remains one of the deadliest migration paths into Europe.
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The grim discovery was made on a popular stretch of coastline near Can Pastilla, close to Playa de Palma in Mallorca.
The incident marks a disturbing find at one of Spain's most visited island destinations.
A holidaymaker made the gruesome find just hours after a woman's body washed up in the same area.
The discovery occurred near a popular nightclub on the beach in Can Pastilla.
The tourist alerted police after finding the remains but the foot had washed back out to sea by the time officers arrived at the scene.
Divers were deployed and successfully recovered the foot, along with a tibia and fibula, from the sea. Spanish investigators have determined the remains were too large to belong to the woman found earlier.
The severed foot and leg bones are more likely to have belonged to a man, according to authorities.
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A post mortem has been ordered by the Spanish National Police to confirm the identity. This is the 10th time a body or body parts have washed up on the coasts of the Balearic Islands since the start of 2025.
The archipelago, which includes Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza, has seen a disturbing pattern of such discoveries in recent months.
Authorities believe these remains belong to migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean by boat.
The woman found on Saturday was reportedly not wearing a life jacket.
Two other bodies were discovered in the Mallorcan towns of Cala Ratjada and Cala Deia.
Four more people were found on the island of Formentera. The string of discoveries has raised concerns about the dangerous sea crossings being attempted to reach European shores.
Spanish Police suspect all victims were migrants attempting to illegally enter Europe from Algeria.
The authorities believe small boats or rafts were used in these perilous crossing attempts as the Mediterranean route remains one of the deadliest migration paths into Europe.
Find Out More...