Mystery of the ‘man of Etna’: Italian police find human remains in cave

Police pursuing several theories about identity of man believed to have died between 1970s and early 1990s

Police in Sicily are investigating whether human remains found in a secluded cave on Mount Etna are those of a journalist who disappeared more than 50 years ago.

The remains found on Tuesday night are of a man believed to have died between the 1970s and early 1990s. Police said the man was believed to have been at least 50, was 1.7 metres (5ft 7ins) tall and had congenital malformations to his nose and mouth".