Groningen, The Netherlands:--- Police recovered the body of Joaquim Richards (24) in a pond in Noorderplantsoen on Friday midday reported a Dutch News agency. Joaquim Richards is the son of St. Maarten's former Lt. Governor Franklyn Richards.Police in the Netherlands confirmed the body they recovered on Friday midday is in fact that of Joaquim Richards Friday night. The younger Richards went missing on October 20th 2011. A relative of the young man along with his father who is currently in the Netherlands have been looking for Joaquim.
According to the news reports in Netherlands, the young man's body was found by walker who was at the time in the park. Divers secured the body and moved it to a nearby morgue. Police said they have no idea how the body reached the pond and they have since launched an investigation into the disappearance and subsequent death of Joaquim Richards.
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