The Spanish Olympic medalist Blanca Fernández Ochoa is found dead

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ARCHIVE. Blanca Fernández Ochoa in 2010 (Credit: Carlos Alvarez / Getty Images)

(CNN Spanish) - Through a tweet, the National Police of Spain gave condolences to the family and friends of Blanca Fernández Ochoa while thanking all the volunteers who participated in the search.

Our deepest condolences to the family and friends of #BlancaFernandezOchoa and a million thanks to all the volunteers who during these days have participated in the search efforts.

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- National Police (@policia) September 4, 2019

For his part, also on Twitter, the President of the Government Pedro Sánchez wrote: “Solidarity, support and human warmth have been felt these days in the Sierra de Cercedilla. Professionals of the FCSE, emergency services and numerous volunteers have turned to the search for Blanca Fernández Ochoa. But it could not be. My love for your whole family. ”

Solidarity, support and human warmth have been felt these days in the Sierra de Cercedilla. Professionals of the FCSE, emergency services and numerous volunteers have turned to the search for # BlancaFernándezOchoa.
But it could not be.
My love for your whole family. pic.twitter.com/dQsrKpIe8P

- Pedro Sánchez (@sanchezcastejon) September 4, 2019

In a brief statement posted on Twitter, Real Madrid lamented "deeply" the death of Fernández Ochoa. "The club wants to convey its condolences to their family and friends for this loss that has shocked us all."

Real Madrid CF deeply regrets the death of Blanca Fernández Ochoa, Olympic medalist and legend of Spanish sport.

The club wants to convey its condolences to their relatives and friends for this loss that has shocked us all.

- Real Madrid CF⚽ (@realmadrid) September 4, 2019

Fernández was missing since last Friday, August 23 after visiting her sister's home in Aravaca (Madrid).

His brother-in-law, Adrián Federighi, told national media that the athlete had reported that he would be absent for four days to go hiking. But at the end of the conference and not hearing from her, her daughter decided to go to the authorities on Thursday, August 29 to report the disappearance.

In order to facilitate the search work, the police spread this Saturday the disappearance of Fernández Ochoa through social networks, informing about the details of the car in which he was traveling. A day later, on Sunday, September 1, they located the car in the municipality of Cercedilla, in the Sierra de Guadarrama area of ​​Madrid.

From that moment on, a device formed by the National Police, Civil Guard, forestry agents and the Special Mountain Rescue Group, among others, was organized to begin the search for the medalist. They are works that extend in a land of about 3,500 hectares and with a very complicated orography, as detailed on Monday the spokesman of the Civil Guard Command, Mercedes Martín.