On January 19, the lifeless body of a man was discovered off Le Havre (Seine-Maritime).
He was finally identified on Thursday February 9, reports
Paris Normandy
that same day .
Nearly a month ago, when the body was repatriated by the rescuers, the man had "
no longer a face or jaw
", told the regional press daily Bruno Dieudonné, the public prosecutor in charge. of this case.
Disappearance reported on January 16
Yesterday, the Le Havre prosecutor's office confirmed to
Actu.fr
that the body found is indeed that of a 43-year-old man from Dieppe.
His disappearance was reported by his family on January 16 when he went for a walk on January 13, not far from the cliffs of Étretat.
He never came back.
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Subsequently, an autopsy of the body was performed.
From his conclusions, it emerges in particular that this one “
presents multiple fractures compatible with a fall from the cliffs
”, specified the prosecutor of Le Havre.
Prosthesis serial number
The man was equipped with a double hip prosthesis, it is thanks to this that he could be identified: "
It is these prostheses, having a unique serial number, which made the identification possible
" , said the prosecutor on Thursday.
In the absence of more elements, the investigation of the maritime gendarmerie was closed without further action.