A 25-year-old Venetian barista found
dead on a the Piave riverbed last Wednesday four km from where
he was last seen alive had several broken ribs as well as fatal
head injuries consistent with blows from a stick of a river
stone after taking part in an Amazonian spiritual shamanistic
rite featuring the consumption of the powerful psychedelic
ayahuasca, whose use is becoming increasingly popular among
hipsters worldwide, an autopsy has found.
Alex Marangon, from Marcon near Venice, was initially thought to
have fallen in the river near Treviso and hit his head.
Marangon's family lawyer, Nicodemo Gentile, told ANSA Saturday
that the young man had been "struck by several people" and that
"many people know what happened but are not telling".
About 20 people are said to have taken part in the rite, part of
a spiritual retreat.
At the moment, however, the possible murder weapon has not yet
been found.
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