Israel Police find human remains during search for missing person Eldar Dayan
During the search for missing Petah Tikva resident Eldar Dayan, police located a body near the Yarkon Interchange. Identification efforts are underway at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine.
Human remains were discovered by Israeli police during a search for missing individual Eldar Dayan near the Yarkon Interchange on Thursday morning. The body, in a state of advanced decomposition, has not been identified yet, and the police have not confirmed the deceased's identity. The remains were taken to the L. Greenberg Institute of Forensic Medicine at Abu Kabir for further examination.
The investigation into Dayan's disappearance was transferred from the Dimona Police Station to the Sharon District Central Unit on the same day as the body's discovery. Dayan's mother arrived at the scene later that day, demanding to be taken to her son and allowed to view his remains for identification purposes.
The discovery of the body came after three weeks of searches in Petah Tikvah. Police had initially appealed for information regarding Dayan's last known whereabouts, which was near Tel Aviv's Yarkon Park on July 17. Surveillance footage revealed Dayan at a gas station in Petah Tikva on July 18, shortly before he went missing. His family reported that he had sent messages to his girlfriend indicating a disturbance and that his phone was subsequently switched off.
Investigators later found a damaged vehicle near a Petah Tikva gas station, which had a broken windshield and blood traces inside. Police examined the vehicle in connection with a potential hit-and-run incident and obstruction of the investigation. Dayan's two friends were arrested last week on suspicion of involvement in the incident.
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