Identified thanks to the dragon-shaped tattoo. The man's body was found by the Milazzo Coast Guard on April 13th in the sea area between the island of Vulcano and the promontory of Capo Tindari, in Sicily. The image of that drawing on the skin, recognizable despite the advanced state of decomposition, had been published in the press.
And the person who contacted the Captaincy via social media was a Tunisian citizen, who identified himself as the man's brother.
According to what has been reconstructed, the young Tunisian was the victim of a shipwreck that occurred off the coast of Sardinia, in early February, during the journey undertaken to reach the island, on board a small boat. With 17 others he left from the port of Bizerte but never reached the other shore.
According to what we learn, the Consulate of the Tunisian Republic in Rome had requested information about the shipwreck on March 23, through an email sent to the Port Authority of Cagliari. the Consulate of the Tunisian Republic in Rome: attached was the list of names of the missing.
(Unioneonline/E.Fr.)
