German student (†21) found dead in Japan!

Wakayama - A student from Lower Saxony has been found dead after disappearing in Japan.

21-year-old Claudio Worm traveled to Japan on September 21. He landed at Tokyo airport. From there, he apparently wanted to continue to the city of Wakayama, where a room had been reserved in his name.

The young man from Burgdorf had been missing since October 11, as Japan Today reported. When he did not come to university at the start of the semester, the family alerted the authorities with the help of a Japanese friend.

Now the sad certainty that Claudio is no longer alive. His body was recovered by the coast guard on November 1, as the Japanese police confirmed to NDR on Tuesday.

A police spokesman told AFP that an accident or criminal act cannot be ruled out.

The disappearance of the man from Lower Saxony raised a number of questions. His passport was found in a toilet block near a river on October 12. His cell phone was also found on the same day - on the bridge over the river.

One day before his disappearance, on October 10, Claudio Worm had contacted his relatives for the last time, according to the police. Meanwhile, pictures of the missing man were also distributed by the German Consulate General in Osaka.

First reported on October 23, 12.14 pm. Last updated on November 5, 2.31 p.m.