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DNA Confirms Body Found in Cyprus Is Former Uralkali CEO Vladislav Baumgertner

Base-area police have opened a criminal inquiry with the cause of death still undetermined.

Overview

  • Police in the British Sovereign Base Areas said DNA testing identified remains found in mid-January as those of Vladislav Baumgertner, 53.
  • The body was discovered on Avdimou beach on Cyprus’s southern coast within the jurisdiction of the UK bases.
  • Authorities said the Criminal Investigation Department of the bases’ police is leading the case.
  • Officials reported that Baumgertner’s family has been notified of the identification.
  • Baumgertner, a former chief executive of potash producer Uralkali who had been living in Limassol, was reported missing on January 7.