2 days ago
Search for man who ‘faked death' slowed by unusual French law
An unusual French law has become a roadblock in the search for a man who allegedly faked his death, and might have moved to Queensland.
French backpacker Antoine Herran disappeared in the early hours of April 12, 1998.
An anonymous call to police that morning reported a man had just jumped from the infamous Gap cliff in Sydney's Watsons Bay.
Officers rushed to the scene, and found a torch pointing directly at a bag belonging to then-28-year-old Herran.
The body of a man was recovered from the rocks below the following day, and Herran's family was asked to come to Australia to identify it.
When they did, they confirmed it was not him.
Then came another twist: the family was played a recording of the original emergency call, and immediately identified the speaker as Antoine.
He has not been seen since.
