The chief police pathologist confirmed today that a body returned to Israel by Egyptian authorities is the remains of 17-year-old Miri Herzog who disappeared last spring while on a tour of southern Sinai.
The body was discovered by Israeli tourists in sand dunes near Nueiba many months ago. Although the teen-ager had been reported missing in that region, the Egyptians insisted it was the body of a woman of about 60. They returned the remains only yesterday, at the insistence of the Herzog family and the Israeli authorities.
The missing girl’s sister, Orit Bloch, promptly identified the body from clothing and jewelry. The identity was made officialy the pathologist’s examination.
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