Frenchman Jean-Jacques Savin, 75, who was trying to row across the Atlantic, is still missing off the Azores, the Portuguese navy announced on Sunday as his entourage had indicated the day before that his body had been “found lifeless” inside his boat.
“The search ended yesterday at the end of the day (Saturday) without it being possible to find the victim“, said the Portuguese navy in a press release. Questioned by AFP, a spokeswoman for the navy explained that during the rescue operation the rescuers had “strong reasons to believe that a body might be inside” from the cabin of the canoe L’Audacieux.