The couple had not given any sign of life after leaving for a hike on March 16 in Sao Vicente, on the island of Madeira in Portugal. A shoe and a backpack with documents belonging to the couple were found on Tuesday.
“Everything indicates that the couple fell several meters,” said Joao Gois, who had already participated in the operations that made it possible to recover two bodies. The French authorities announced the opening of an investigation into the worrying disappearance of a French couple from Beaumont-de-Lomagne (Tarn-et-Garonne), in the south of France. The two missing tourists, aged 58 and 56, owners of a bakery, were on vacation on the Portuguese island, according to the French press, and were not seen since March 16, when their daughter raised the alarm about their disappearance. The island is known as the “island of flowers” or the ‘pearl of the Atlantic’ and welcomes thousands of tourists each year attracted by its volcanic landscapes.