Autopsy: Mayaro woman drowned after van went over cliff in Balandra

Krystal Primus-Espinoza, the mother of two whose body was found off a cliff in Balandra on Thursday last week, died from asphyxiation due to drowning.

The finding was revealed in an autopsy report on Wednesday. The bruises on the 36-year-old woman’s body were consistent with a fall, the report added.

Primus-Espinoza’s body was found in the sea a short distance away from where her husband's Toyota Hilux was found abandoned after apparently going over the cliff. She was last seen alive at home at St Ann's Village, Mayaro, the day before.

Primus-Espinoza and her husband Alvon Espinoza were liming on Tuesday night at the home of a family friend, where they slept. They returned to their home on Wednesday, and Espinoza fell asleep. He was eventually awakened by his three-year-old daughter who told him, "Mammy gone." The family began searching for Primus-Espinoza who had left in her husband's van.

The van was found on the shore a few hours before the body was found.