'Skeleton in a Wetsuit' Found in Libya May Be Lost Kitesurfer » Explorersweb

'Skeleton in a Wetsuit' Found in Libya May Be Lost Kitesurfer » Explorersweb

The remains of a kitesurfer who went missing two months ago off the coast of Italy has turned up 800km across the Mediterranean on a Libyan beach. Thirty-nine-year-old Mimmo Piepoli vanished on May 1 while kitesurfing off Italy's Porto Cesareo. Eyewitnesses said he had returned to shore once to switch out a sail and was later was seen struggling in the surf and strong winds before disappearing. On July 4, a fisherman found the remains of a man i…

Missing kitesurfer's decomposing skeleton found in wetsuit washed up on beach over 500 miles away from where he disappeared months ago

A missing kitesurfer’s decomposing body has been found in a wetsuit washed up on a beach in Libya over 500 miles away from where he disappeared.Mimmo Piepoli, 39, a father-of-two from Erechie in Brindisi, southern Italy, vanished while kitesurfing off the coast of Porto Cesareo on May 1.A major search operation was launched within hours of his disappearance but failed to find any trace of the experienced surfer.Italian authorities confirmed on M…