UPDATED: Search for Missing Man Leads to Discovery of Body in South Walton

Matt Boster

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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Aug 10 2016 4:13 PM

Two suspects in the suspicious disappearance of a Destin man are currently in custody on unrelated charges at the Walton County Jail. Investigators working that missing person case meantime have recovered a body from a shallow grave in South Walton County.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has been investigating the suspicious disappearance of 36-year old Osvaldo Torres-Michua of Legion Drive Apartments. Michua was reported missing August 2nd after he failed to show up for work at a construction business. Developments in the case led investigators to search areas Tuesday off Chat Holley Road.

The body was discovered in a wooded and swampy area nearby. An autopsy by the Medical Examiner’s Office is scheduled for today. The ME’S Office will work to positively identify the individual and determine the cause of death.

The OCSO has been assisted in this investigation by the FDLE, Walton County Sheriff’s Office, Bay County Search and Rescue Unit, State Attorney’s Office, and Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.

Additional details will be released as they become available. Anyone with information who has not yet been contacted by law enforcement in regards to the disappearance of Osvaldo Torres-Michua, please contact one of the following agencies: Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office 850-651-7400 Walton County Sheriff’s Office 850-892-8111 Or contact Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers anonymously at (850) 863-TIPS, submit an anonymous web tip at www.emeraldcoastcrimestoppers.com or send a mobile tip using the P3 Tips Mobile application.

UPDATE

The First Judicial Medical Examiner’s Office has positively identified the body discovered yesterday in South Walton County as missing Destin resident Osvaldo Torres-Michua. Two suspects in his disappearance, first reported to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office on August 2nd, are currently in custody on unrelated charges at the Walton County Jail.

Investigators recovered Torres-Michua’s body from a shallow grave in a woody and swampy area off 16th Street in South Walton County around 9:30 p.m. last night. The OCSO has been assisted in this investigation by the FDLE, Walton County Sheriff’s Office, Bay County Search and Rescue Unit, State Attorney’s Office, and Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. The investigation is continuing to develop and additional information will be released as soon as it becomes available.

Anyone with information who has not yet been contacted by law enforcement in regards to the disappearance of Osvaldo Torres-Michua, please contact one of the following agencies: Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office 850-651-7400 Walton County Sheriff’s Office 850-892-8111 Or contact Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers anonymously at (850) 863-TIPS, submit an anonymous web tip at www.emeraldcoastcrimestoppers.com or send a mobile tip using the P3 Tips Mobile application

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