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Chile: British astronomer who mysteriously disappeared in September found dead

Its principles Chile announced today that British astronomer Thomas Marsh, who had mysteriously disappeared, has been found dead on September 16 from the La Sigilla observatory, which he had visited as part of scientific research.

For almost two months now, search and rescue crews “they combed their hair» the mountainous area in which the observatory is located, 600 kilometers north of the capital Santiago.

“After intensive research (…) police officers found the lifeless body of the astronomerwho had been missing since September 16,” police said in a Twitter post, without specifying the cause of death, according to the Athens News Agency.

The three telescopes at the La Sigilla observatory, managed by the European Southern Observatory (ESO), are located at the southern edge of the Atacama Desert, at an altitude of 2,400 meters.

Source: News Beast

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