Unidentified man, Ventimiglia (Imperia), 16/05/2021

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Data shown in the record

Date of recovery: 16/05/2021
Case file number: 2894
Place of recovery: Ventimiglia, Via Tenda, left embankment of the Roja river
Municipality: Ventimiglia
Province: Imperia
Region: Liguria
Sex: Male
Distinguishing marks: Left lower limb surgically amputated
Personal effects: Hospital identification bracelet

What emerges when the official register data are compared with the press sources collected below.

Sources suggest that the body, found mummified, might belong to a victim of storm Alex of October 2020, swept downstream by the Roya river: no source confirms or rules out this hypothesis.

Ventimiglia, corpo senza vita ritrovato nel greto del Roya

104news.it, 16 May 2021

Probable but unconfirmed match. The municipality and date of discovery match, 16 May 2021, on the bank of the Roya river; the article does not give descriptive details to compare with the distinguishing marks in the file.
Ventimiglia: rinvenuto sul greto del Roya un corpo mummificato, potrebbe essere una delle salme di San Dalmazzo di Tenda (Foto)

Sanremonews, 16 May 2021

The body, mummified, was reported by some migrants from the area; the initial hypothesis was that it might be one of the victims swept downstream by storm Alex of October 2020.