A 64-year-old woman has died at Can Misses Hospital in Ibiza while she was under mechanical and pharmacological restraint measures, with the Judicial Police and Scientific Police investigating the circumstances of her death.

The woman was an inpatient in the Internal Medicine unit of the hospital. The Ibiza and Formentera Health Area reported the death on Saturday, September 19, and said the investigation remains open.

Patient found dead during morning check

According to the Health Area, hospital staff found the woman without signs of life in her room at around 11:00 during one of the scheduled control visits.

The relevant protocols were activated immediately and the security forces were notified.

Judicial Police and Scientific Police officers subsequently attended Can Misses and took charge of the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death.

Restraint measures had previously been applied

The Health Area said the woman had previously experienced an episode of “marked agitation” that presented a risk to her own safety.

Following that episode, medical staff applied mechanical and pharmacological restraint measures, according to the clinical indications established for such situations.

The health authority has not said publicly how long the measures had been in place or what caused the woman's earlier episode of agitation.

Cause of death has not been disclosed

No official cause of death has been announced.

The Health Area has provided no further details about what happened inside the room before the woman was found dead, saying that the circumstances remain under investigation.

The fact that restraint measures had been applied before her death does not, by itself, establish that the measures caused or contributed to the death.

Police investigation underway

The Judicial Police and Scientific Police are investigating the case.

Investigators have been given access to the information and material considered relevant to determining what happened, including recordings from the hospital's security cameras.

Police told EFE that the investigation is being carried out as a matter of protocol and that, at this stage, there is no evidence establishing the involvement of third parties.

Health authorities ask for caution

The Ibiza and Formentera Health Area has called for maximum prudence while both the police and judicial proceedings remain open.

The authority said it would continue to cooperate fully with investigators and has expressed its condolences to the woman's family and loved ones.

The hospital has also asked that information about the case be handled with respect for the family and without speculation that could interfere with the investigation.

What is currently known

The confirmed information is limited to the sequence described by the health authorities.

The woman, aged 64, was admitted to the Internal Medicine inpatient unit at Can Misses.

She subsequently experienced an episode of marked agitation, after which mechanical and pharmacological restraint measures were applied according to the stated clinical procedures.

At approximately 11:00 on September 19, staff found her dead in her room.

Police were notified and opened an investigation into the circumstances of the death.

No conclusion has been reached

The investigation is still at an early stage.

There has been no official determination of the cause of death and no public finding that another person was responsible.

Any connection between the restraint measures and the death remains to be established by the investigation and, where appropriate, the judicial process.

Can Misses continues to cooperate

The Health Area has said it is making all necessary information and material available to the investigators.

That includes security-camera images and other elements that could assist in establishing the circumstances of the death.

The authority has not released further details while the investigation continues.

A case being investigated in Ibiza

The death occurred at Can Misses, Ibiza's main public hospital, and the investigation is being handled locally by the specialist police units responsible for determining the circumstances of the death.

The case remains open as of September 19, 2026.

Further information will depend on the findings of the police and judicial investigations.

Authorities await the investigation's findings

For now, the confirmed facts are that a 64-year-old patient died at Can Misses after previously being placed under mechanical and pharmacological restraint measures following an episode of marked agitation.

The circumstances of her death are being investigated, but no cause has been publicly established and there is currently no evidence publicly confirming the involvement of third parties.

The Health Area has asked for respect for the family and for the investigation to be allowed to proceed without speculation.