Overview

• German police discovered the 44-year-old Conicet researcher around 12:15 local time in a stream within a wooded area of Karlsruhe-Rintheim.
• Authorities report no indication of foul play at this stage and describe the death as likely accidental.
• Fracaroli had been in Germany since August 26 for a nanotechnology project at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology’s Institute of Nanotechnology with a stay planned through year-end.
• Concern was raised after he failed to appear at work early in the week and his phone had been off for more than 20 hours, with the last known family contact reported on October 13.
• The Córdoba-based chemist was affiliated with Conicet, UNC’s Department of Organic Chemistry, and INFIQC, and he had previously worked with Nobel laureate Omar Yaghi.