ROTTING bodies of two young people with signs of violence have been found in a holiday home in Tenerife.
Spanish cops have now launched a major investigation after the victims, believed to be a couple and foreign nationals, were found in the Caledonia Park complex in Costa Adeje.
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The discovery has caused great shock among other visitors in an area which is hugely popular with BritsGetty
The bodies were so decomposed that they were unrecognisable, according to the Spanish police.
Authorities confirmed that both bodies were found in one of the rooms of the apartment, and that early evidence points to a “violent incident”.
Cops were alerted after tourists staying in nearby rooms reported a bad smell in the community corridor.
It is understood that a reservation for the room was made by a young Italian who came to spend a season of rest in the south of Tenerife along with a woman.
However, the identities of both victims have not been confirmed yet.
The discovery has caused great shock among other visitors in an area which is hugely popular with Brits.
Police are trying to find more information about the victims.
The bodies have been transferred to the Institute of Legal Medicine of Santa Cruz de Tenerife for forensic tests.
The investigation is still open and proceedings are being kept secret by the investigators.
It comes as cops launched a major search operation after a 24-year-old Brit vanished on Spain’s Costa Brava.
A maritime police unit and a helicopter – as well as sniffer dogs – have been deployed to support the operation.
Meanwhile, another British tourist went missing at Alicante airport at the end of March after a stag do in Benidorm before being found.
Jason Taylor, 36, vanished as he waited for a flight back to Birmingham.
His disappearance sparked a police manhunt, which had a happy ending nearly four days later on April 1 when he was spotted walking along a nearby beach.