Man’s body found in Toulouse morgue after nearly 14 years

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  Michel Meynard’s body was found in early October in a refrigerated room at the morgue of Toulouse-Rangueil hospital, where it had remained for nearly 14 years.

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  The articles say he died in November 2012, aged 58, in Castelnau-d’Auzan, a village in the Gers.

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  His body had been taken to Toulouse for an autopsy, and the municipality was later asked to arrange his burial because he appeared to have no family.

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  The village says it asked the hospital to search for relatives because it believed he had them; the sources do not explain how the body was ultimately left in storage.

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  The discovery followed checks of refrigerated rooms and judicially sealed items after human remains were found in a medical-waste container at the hospital.

Who

Michel Meynard, a 58-year-old man originally from Gironde.

What

His body was found in a morgue refrigerator after nearly 14 years.

When

It was found in early October 2026. He died in November 2012.

Where

In a refrigerated room at the morgue of Toulouse-Rangueil hospital, in Toulouse.

Why

The sources do not establish why his body remained there; the inspection followed an earlier discovery of human remains at the hospital.

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