lo encontraron

they found him/it

→ lo
phrase Uncommon #19,917
they found him/it Past tense of encontrar with the direct object pronoun lo. The exact English translation depends on context.
SP: Lo encontraron en el parque después de buscar por horas.
EN: They found him in the park after searching for hours.

Lo encontraron con un tiro en la cabeza.

They found him with a gunshot wound to the head.

Lo encontraron.

They found it.

Ellos no lo encontraron.

They didn't find it.

Que lo encontraron a su amigo.

They found his friend.

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

No lo encontraron a Tomás.

They didn’t find Tomás.

Lo encontraron dos días más tarde en el bosque.

They found him two days later in the woods.

Gracias a una investigación meticulosa, finalmente lo encontraron.

Thanks to meticulous research, they finally found him.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Pero, lo encontraron buenas personas, aún las hay.

But, good people found him; there are still some.

— La ironía del destino, o goce de su baño (1976)

El perro viejo estaba medio muerto de frío cuando lo encontraron en la calle.

The old dog was half dead from the cold when they found him in the street.

Lo encontraron con los ojos abiertos, ¿quiere verlo?

They found him with his eyes open, do you want to see him?

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Lo encontraron en su propia vitrina.

They found him in his own display case.

— Un día de furia (1993)

A Tom lo encontraron muerto en un callejón.

Tom was found dead in an alley.

Lo buscaron en todas partes pero no lo encontraron.

They looked for him everywhere, but they couldn't find him.

Lo encontraron culpable.

He was found guilty.

Los de seguridad lo encontraron afuera.

Security found him outside.

— Greenland 2 (2026)

Lo encontraron ayer.

They found him yesterday.

— La vida es bella (1997)

Lo encontraron en el fondo del río.

They found him at the bottom of the river.