Another environmentalist found dead at the El Rosario butterfly sanctuary in Mexico

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Why do they kill environmentalists in Mexico? 1:43

(CNN Spanish) - The Attorney General's Office of the state of Michoacán opens an investigation following the discovery, this Saturday, of the body of Raúl Hernández Romero on the Las Balsitas estate, belonging to the El Rosario ejido, an area where the butterfly sanctuary is located. The Prosecutor's Office confirmed to CNN that, according to his wife, Hernández worked as a tour guide during the season that the sanctuary opened, as well as being a defender of the butterflies.

In the finding Hernández presented bruising due to blows on different parts of the body and a head injury, caused by
a sharp object His body is in the forensic medical service where the autopsy will be performed to clarify the facts, according to the Prosecutor's Office.

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According to the wife's testimony, Hernández was last seen on January 27 when he left his home located in the
municipality of Angangueo, Michoacán. The report of the disappearance was made on January 31, according to the Michoacán Prosecutor's Office.

This is the second case reported this week because the Michoacán Prosecutor’s Office confirmed the death of the environmental activist
Homero Gómez González this Wednesday in the municipality of Ocampo, in Michoacán.

We inform you that RAÚL HERNÁNDEZ ROMERO has been located. Thank you for your support. # FGEMich pic.twitter.com/zsoRFeo4Y6

- Attorney General of the State of Michoacán (@FiscaliaMich) February 2, 2020

We inform you that RAÚL HERNÁNDEZ ROMERO has been located. Thank you for your support. # FGEMich pic.twitter.com/zsoRFeo4Y6

- Attorney General of the State of Michoacán (@FiscaliaMich) February 2, 2020

Fidel Gutiérrez collaborated with this report.