Drowning man Hans identified after 25 years because his niece could not sleep | Inland

After 25 years of research, the man who washed up on the beach in the Netherlands is Hans.

Ⓒ NHD / Albert Vermeulen

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Den Hoorn – For six years, John Welzenbagh of the Maritime Police Team in Den Helder devoted himself to the case of the unidentified drowning person who washed ashore in July 1995 on the Razende Bol, the island between Texel and Den Helder. At the beginning of this month the redeeming message came. It is a ‘Hans’ who, curiously enough, was never reported missing.

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