“We thought it was a piece of wood”: a body found in a river by a fisherman in Aveyron

Une enquête a été ouverte par la gendarmerie. Midi libre

The macabre discovery was made this Sunday early in the afternoon by a fisherman in Saint-Rome-de-Tarn.

This Sunday, the fishing trip on the banks of the Tarn was cut short, in Saint-Rome. This family from North Aveyron thought they saw a floating object which was in fact a human body. "We thought it was a piece of wood,& nbsp;explain the fishermen. We then saw the feet sticking out with their sneakers, the person was on their back. We brought him back to shore with our canes and immediately informed the gendarmes." 

A man in his thirties

The person found would be "a man aged between 30 and 35", whose identity is unknown& ;#39;has not yet been revealed. An investigation was opened by the gendarmerie. "The identity of the deceased has not been determined, indicates the public prosecutor, Nicolas Rigot-Muller. An autopsy will be carried out at the beginning of the week to identify him and determine the causes of death."