Missing 21-year-old Polish tourist Jakub Wiatr found dead after fall in Milan

Discovery near Porta Garibaldi

Italian emergency services responded to Piazza Sigmund Freud and Piazza Gae Aulenti on Wednesday morning, 30 September, after tourists discovered the body of a 21-year-old Polish citizen. Danish visitors spotted the deceased man around 11:00 in an areaway next to a parking facility and alerted authorities. Firefighters from the nearby Via Messina station arrived at the location within minutes alongside officers from the Garibaldi Venezia police station. Specialists from the Polizia Scientifica cordoned off the area between the top of the parking structure and the staircase leading to the Porta Garibaldi railway station to conduct forensic examinations. Authorities identified the victim as Jakub Wiatr, who had been the subject of an active missing persons search since the previous day.

Circumstances of the fatal fall

Preliminary reconstructions by investigators indicate that Wiatr fell from a height of between 12 and 15 meters while attempting to climb a barrier to reach Corso Como, an area known for nightlife. The fall occurred when an aluminum handrail gave way as he attempted to climb over a fence separating Viale Don Luigi Sturzo from a square closed for renovation work. When emergency personnel examined the body, Wiatr was still clutching a piece of the broken aluminum tube in his hand. The 21-year-old was found wearing the same clothing reported during his disappearance, with his mobile phone and wallet still in his possession. Investigators from the Polizia di Stato noted that physical injuries matched the vertical fall, with no preliminary evidence indicating intentional foul play.

Disappearance in Parco Sempione

The discovery concluded a cross-border search initiated after Wiatr disappeared during the early hours of 29 September. Wiatr had spent the previous evening with friends at the Just Me club on Viale Luigi Camoens, situated near the Torre Branca inside Parco Sempione. He left the venue at approximately 03:20, after which all communication with family and acquaintances ceased. When he failed to return, his relatives filed a formal missing persons report and launched public appeals across social media networks, supported by the Penelope Lombardia association. Police in Krakow opened contact lines alongside the Polish consulate in Milan to gather information on his movements, noting his physical description as 195 centimeters tall and wearing a green plaid shirt and white Reebok shoes.

Surveillance footage and timeline

Investigators reconstructed the timing of the accident using footage recorded by surveillance equipment located around the Porta Nuova district. Video recorded by a security camera in the Biblioteca degli Alberi public gardens documented the fatal fall. Analysis of the camera recordings indicates that the incident occurred at approximately 04:00 on 29 September, about 40 minutes after Wiatr departed the Parco Sempione venue. The Polizia di Stato is reviewing the video evidence and forensic findings to determine whether any secondary factors contributed to the loss of balance and structural failure.