Tourist found dead yesterday was French

Sandfell is seen here at the middle of the photograph.

Sandfell is seen here at the middle of the photograph. Rax / Ragnar Axelsson

South Iceland police are now investigating the death of a French tourist who was found dead on a steep slope at Sandfell in Öræfi yesterday. It is not believed that the death is suspicious. 

A search began for the man after park wardens notified a car rental company that a car had been at a parking lot for quite some time at Sandfell. 

The man hired the car on December 24th and was last seen at Skaftafell national park on December 29th. 

The French embassy have notified his next of kin.  Police are waiting for the results of an autopsy for the cause of death. 

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