Overview

• Prosecutor’s office confirmed Wednesday that the body found near the Jetée des Huttes is that of the boy who vanished Saturday.
• He disappeared when strong tidal currents swept him and his two cousins into the sea as they played near Gravelines beach.
• Gravelines lifeguards rescued the two cousins unharmed within minutes of the emergency alert.
• The children had been fishing with two adults of Syrian origin residing in Belgium at the time of the incident.
• Authorities have opened an investigation to determine the precise circumstances of the boy’s death and to assess safety measures at the dangerous jetty.