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Victim identification

Legal Medicine has received 312 bodies and identified 306

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Updated August 18, 2026 at 9:55 p.m. Colombia time

Legal Medicine’s fourteenth bulletin details identification work in Chocó, Caldas, Risaralda and Valle del Cauca.

Six identifications remain open

Of 312 bodies received, 306 have been identified. They include 24 minors and 12 foreign nationals.

Three hundred released to families

The institute says 300 bodies have been released to relatives. Release is a separate step from identification.

Two hundred and ninety missing reports

The fifth missing-person report lists 290 cases. This forensic register remains separate from UNGRD’s national total.

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