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His posters dotted the windows and streetlights of the city of Nantes for a month.
Yuri Diagne, 20, had been missing since February 12.
This Friday, the public prosecutor confirms that the body recovered from the Loire on Monday by the firefighters, near the Pirmil bridge, is indeed that of the young man sought.
“
I confirm this identification thanks to the autopsy
” indicated the magistrate to
Figaro
.
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However, this does not allow us to know the precise cause of death, which is why we have requested additional analyzes whose results will only be available to us in several days
”, specifies the Nantes prosecutor.
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The disappearance of Yuri during the night of February 11 to 12, 2023 had been very relayed after in particular the call for witnesses from his sister on social networks.
A gathering had also been organized by the family at Place Royale on February 25 to put up posters and distribute flyers, in addition to the investigation by the police.
Seen for the last time near the CO2 nightclub, located in the Chantenay district, to the west of the city, his watch and his cell phone had been found on the banks of the Loire.
