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Second man with ties to Mexico's largest monarch butterfly reserve found dead
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/second-man-with-ties-to-mexicos-largest-monarch-butterfly-reserve-found-dead/2020/02/02/d655c3b4-460b-11ea-91ab-ce439aa5c7c1_story.html?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebookMEXICO CITY — Authorities are investigating the death of a part-time tour guide in one of Mexico’s largest butterfly sanctuaries — the second person connected to the reserve found dead in less than a week.
The body of Raúl Hernández Romero, 44, was found badly beaten with a sharp object on Saturday. The body of local politician Homero Gómez González, a well-known defender of the monarch butterfly sanctuary in Michoacan state was recovered last week after a two-week disappearance.
Hernández Romero was last seen Jan. 27 leaving his home in the municipality of Angangueo. His wife reported the disappearance to local authorities, who were then still searching for Gómez González.
Officials said they were uncertain of any connection between the two deaths, or between their deaths and their work in environmental conservation.
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