Authorities declare missing Hispanic couple dead

• Missing couple found dead in Osceola.
• Investigation ongoing, details scarce.
• Community urged to collaborate.

The hope of finding Claudia Peña and her husband, Nicolás Álvarez, alive persisted until agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) confirmed that the two bodies found in a wooded area in Osceola belonged to the couple.

«I can confirm that the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office discovered the remains of Corporal Nicolás Álvarez and Claudia Álvarez this weekend in Osceola,» an NCIS spokesperson told the media outlet West2.

The circumstances in which the newlyweds lost their lives were not revealed by the authorities.

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Tragedy in Osceola

The couple had gotten married about six months ago. Due to his profession, Corporal Álvarez was obligated to be away from their new home.

Their residence was set in the city of New Mexico, and on his weekends off, he traveled to Central Florida to visit his wife.

The last encounter of the newlyweds took place in early April. Claudia picked up Nicolás at the airport, and they went home.

They were not heard from until the morning of Sunday, April 7th, when they visited the Hispanic woman’s mother in Kissimmee.

They issued a search bulletin

At the mother-in-law’s house, the spouses found no one. They waited for 15 minutes, went in, came out, and left in the blue 2009 Nissan Sentra, with Florida tag 561 8TD, owned by Claudia.

Their next stop was at a traffic light on Highway 192, heading towards Melbourne. There, their trail was lost.

Ana Patricia Boza, Claudia’s mother, sensed the worst and sought support from the Kissimmee Police Department to locate them.

They issued a search bulletin with the Peruvian woman’s face and distributed it through social media, but without success. The search extended for over 12 days.

They reveal the discovery of a Hispanic couple

Hope caught on by a thread until last weekend when Claudia’s car was located in a wooded area of ​​Osceola.

«Early this morning, April 19, 2024; A vehicle was found, belonging to Mrs. Claudia Peña who had been reported missing by the Kissimmee Police Department» explains the Osceola Sheriff’s Office through a statement.

«The remains of the two people were found in a nearby wooded area. The clothing of one of the remains matched the clothing of the missing person, Claudia Peña,» the security force states in its official report.

There was no confirmation that the bodies belonged to the couple until NCIS agents made their statement.

The death of Claudia Peña and Nicolás Álvarez

The authorities maintain absolute silence regarding the investigation, the causes of death, the circumstances of how they arrived at the wooded area, and where they were headed when they disappeared.

Claudia’s mother, Ana Patricia Boza, has not approached the media again, and to date, she has not made any statement.

The Osceola Sheriff’s Office only commented that the incident appears isolated, «with no notable threats to the public.»

They continue to urge the community to call their agents at (407) 348-2222 if they obtain any information related to the two Hispanics.