Bill McDonald

You would think distinctive tattoo, circumstances, media coverage, press, something would come out somewhere. But it just didn't. It was just, it was just unexplained.

You would think distinctive tattoo, circumstances, media coverage, press, something would come out somewhere. But it just didn't. It was just, it was just unexplained.

An autopsy is looking at something which will give you more information. And you're looking for clues.

An autopsy is looking at something which will give you more information. And you're looking for clues.

The cause of death was recorded as drowning because of sea water detected in the lungs. So clearly, when the body entered the water, that person was breathing and they drowned. And that you would expect if somebody had fallen into the sea or if somebody was taking their own life or there was an accident at sea. Drowning would be the natural cause.

The cause of death was recorded as drowning because of sea water detected in the lungs. So clearly, when the body entered the water, that person was breathing and they drowned. And that you would expect if somebody had fallen into the sea or if somebody was taking their own life or there was an accident at sea. Drowning would be the natural cause.

And he said, look, Rolex keep records and you might be able to identify this person by contacting Rolex, right?

And he said, look, Rolex keep records and you might be able to identify this person by contacting Rolex, right?

But when the son of a fisherman says something... Each Rolex watch has a, and we're talking obviously there's fake and there's real Rolexes, but a real Rolex will have a serial number which is recorded by Rolex. That's unique to that watch.

But when the son of a fisherman says something... Each Rolex watch has a, and we're talking obviously there's fake and there's real Rolexes, but a real Rolex will have a serial number which is recorded by Rolex. That's unique to that watch.

And just over a week later... Rolex were able to tell us that, yes, the watch had been serviced, it had a service history, and it had been serviced at a jeweler's called Fattorini's in Harrogate.

And just over a week later... Rolex were able to tell us that, yes, the watch had been serviced, it had a service history, and it had been serviced at a jeweler's called Fattorini's in Harrogate.

And sure enough, they had a record, a card in a filing system, which had the serial number of the Rolex watch, and then underneath had a name. R.J. Platt. And the Platt was P-L-A-T-T. R.J. Platt. Of course, it doesn't mean to say that just because the watch has got a service history from a man called Platt, that the person wearing the watch is the person called Platt.

And sure enough, they had a record, a card in a filing system, which had the serial number of the Rolex watch, and then underneath had a name. R.J. Platt. And the Platt was P-L-A-T-T. R.J. Platt. Of course, it doesn't mean to say that just because the watch has got a service history from a man called Platt, that the person wearing the watch is the person called Platt.

But it certainly took us further forward than where we were at that particular time.

But it certainly took us further forward than where we were at that particular time.

They matched. And by searching his service record, it confirmed the fact that they had a record of this tattoo.

They matched. And by searching his service record, it confirmed the fact that they had a record of this tattoo.

So we're starting to get some real progress.

So we're starting to get some real progress.