Agostina Rubini Medina, 24, was last seen on October 2, 2024, following a night out with friends in Palma, Mallorca.
Her disappearance sparked an intense search until findings pointed to a heartbreaking conclusion.
Following reports of Medina’s possible fate, Mallorca authorities have explained how they believe the tragic incident occurred. They reportedly used her mobile phone data to reconstruct her movements.
It’s suspected the student was at a bus stop around midnight and fell into the trashcan while attempting to recover a lost item.
Witnesses reported seeing her handbag near the trashcan at 12:12 a.m., shortly before the rubbish collection crew arrived at 12:27 a.m.
Although a witness is said to have seen the handbag, no calls for help or sounds indicated someone was inside the trashcan.
Investigators believe the student had already lost consciousness by this point, leading to her fatal entrapment.
Medina is believed to have passed out during the process, after which the trashcan was emptied into a waste collection lorry.
The rubbish lorry arrived at a landfill site at approximately 12:52 a.m., with the student’s phone signal ceasing shortly afterward.
Devastatingly, the 24-year-old is thought to have been crushed and later incinerated at a waste disposal facility where the vehicle transported the rubbish.
Deputy Police Chief Fernando Reboyras said during a press conference (per MailOnline): “She was a thin woman who had difficulty consuming alcohol. This was made worse by the medication she was taking.”
Investigators suspect these factors contributed to her losing consciousness while inside the trashcan.
According to Ángel Ruiz, head of the National Police’s Homicide Group, Medina was last seen at 11:57 p.m. on October 2, and officials are certain she never boarded the bus she had intended to take.
Forensic teams are now analyzing skeletal remains found at the landfill to confirm whether they are the student’s, via The Sun.
Meanwhile, authorities have emphasized the near impossibility of surviving inside a rubbish truck, given the machinery’s crushing mechanisms and compacting pressures.
