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25-Year-Old Missing Man’s Decomposed Body Found After 6-Day Search Tragedy
A macabre discovery has shocked the locality of Mare-La-Chaux after the decomposed body of a young man, missing for nearly a week, was found beside a road on Monday, 15 December. The victim, a 25-year-old local resident, was found dead along the Royal Road in a sugarcane field.
Missing Since Last Tuesday
The man had been missing since Tuesday, 9 December. Following his prolonged absence, a relative officially reported his disappearance to the police, triggering a search that tragically concluded with the discovery yesterday.
Autopsy Fails to Determine Cause of Death
Initial reports indicate the body was already in an advanced state of decomposition when located by police.
An autopsy was performed shortly after the recovery to determine the precise circumstances of the death. However, due to the body’s condition, the forensic pathologist was unable to establish a definitive cause of death at this stage, leaving the origin of the death currently undetermined.
Source: Le Mauricien