18 years old Ousssama Charkaoui, a Moroccan migrant in Italy, passed away as he was trying to cross the Po River in the center of Turin, following a bet he made with two friends.
According to Info Migrants, his body was found on Monday by a bridge, a few meters away from where he drowned.
Italian authorities first struggled to locate the migrant’s body, even with the help of a drone and a helicopter.
On Saturday, the young migrant allegedly asked two of his friends if they “want to see him swim across the river?”
Charkaoui took off his shoes and jacket, which had his ID documents, then jumped into the cold river, to later disappear.
His disappearance made his friends contact authorities, resulting in a search operation that ended with finding his dead body.
The Po River’s water was high despite being in a dry period, explained the same source.
The police investigation is still going; the young man’s body will undergo an autopsy to determine his cause of death.
Prior to his tragic death, Charkaoui was hosted by the local social cooperative Difesa Fanciulli, a non-profit organization working with youth living in difficult and fragile situations.
add your comment
Terms of publication : Not to offend the writer, people, sacred things, or attack religions or the divine self, and refrain from racist incitement and insults.