The DJ, who appeared on TVI’s “Casa dos Segredos,” had been lacking for the reason that early hours of December thirty first.
Portuguese authorities are investigating the demise of Maycon Douglas, a Nazaré-based DJ and actuality tv persona, after his physique washed up on the shores of Praia do Sul on January seventh.
Douglas, 25, had constructed a public profile by his look on TVI’s Secret Story – Casa dos Segredos and his work in nightlife as a DJ and MC. His demise has reverberated throughout Portugal’s nightlife group, the place he was a well-recognized presence on lineups and native venues.
He had been reported lacking since December thirty first, in accordance with a press launch issued by the nation’s Nationwide Maritime Authority. Within the days that adopted, maritime and police groups reportedly performed searches alongside the coast after his car was situated submerged off Praia do Norte close to the São Miguel Arcanjo lighthouse.
After the alert in regards to the physique was acquired, Nazaré lifeboat crews, native volunteer firefighters and the Polícia Judiciária had been mobilized, the Nationwide Maritime Authority mentioned. The physique was then transported to the Instituto Nacional de Medicina Authorized e Ciências Forenses in Leiria, the place an post-mortem is anticipated to assist decide the reason for demise.
Douglas’ remaining Instagram put up was shared on New Yr’s Eve. “2025 was an intense 12 months… a 12 months of obstacles, fixed trials, and moments when the load of hatred round you tried to shake your path,” he wrote in a caption translated from Porteguese. “There have been tough days, compelled silences, and doubts that appeared with out warning. Nevertheless it was precisely in these moments that your biggest overcoming was born: the energy to maintain believing within the fact of who you might be.”
Investigators haven’t publicly launched an official explanation for demise, and authorities have urged the general public to keep away from hypothesis as forensic work continues. A funeral service for Douglas will likely be held in Leiria, Portugal right this moment, January eleventh.
