The body of the Tadoussac boy was found by English tourists on June 21, 2003, in a spot off the trails in the Fjord-du-Saguenay Park along Anse-à-l’Eau Lake. This section of forest is bordered by stepped cliffs, covered with mature trees. A fall from the cliff remains a plausible hypothesis. Furthermore, the location suggests that he may have tried to take a shortcut off the trail by cutting through the woods to reach the village higher up the mountain. He would then have found himself in steeper terrain than he initially thought.

He was in his twenties, appeared to have blond, pale brown or even red hair, was slim (UK size 32 jeans) and rather tall (34 length jeans which might fit someone around 6ft 2in, 1.88m), but he could be shorter if he rolled up his cuffs.

He had no passport or ID, and only a shoulder bag was found near his body. A park entrance ticket dated October 18th, with no year specified, was found there. However, since access to Quebec parks has only been paid for since the spring of 2001, the date of death would therefore have been October 18, 2001 (or, much less likely, 2002, given the condition of the body).

He was wearing a beige-white ribbed wool sweater from Lafuma, a French brand that did not appear to have any points of sale in England at the time. This sweater and some other clothing suggest he was possibly of French origin, but this remains uncertain. He also had some British-brand clothing sold internationally.

In his bag were bags of medication from a Boots pharmacy (English chain). There was also a pen bearing the inscription « Croydon Clocktower, » a large cultural center in North London that houses a theater, a repertory cinema, a library, a cafe popular with the arts community, and spaces where artists from different disciplines meet. Had he worked there or was he a member of this artistic community? Perhaps someone there remembers a friend who went on a trip in 2001 or 2002 and never heard from him again. One thing is certain: if he wasn’t from England, he at least passed through.

His main luggage was never found; it was probably a backpack left in a hostel or a campsite. He had gone hiking in a park, so it’s reasonable to believe he didn’t bring all his luggage with him. He would therefore also have left his passport and other cards in this luggage. At the time, police searches of various lodgings failed to identify him, but when he was found, more than a year and a half had already passed since October 18, 2001. The recent resumption of searches in the forest has also yielded no results to date. In Tadoussac, an owner or employee of an inn or campground at the time may remember abandoned luggage that they disposed of after unsuccessfully trying to reach him by phone. The passport could still be languishing at the bottom of a drawer where more important lost items were kept.

If anyone remembers a young man fitting this description who disappeared in the early 2000s, please contact me. It could also be someone who ran away from home a few years earlier and was therefore reported missing before 2001. His family may not even have known he was traveling in Canada at the time.

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