"The body is in a hard to reach area so fire-fighters are still figuring out how best to remove it," Guerreiro Cardoso told Lusa.

He also said that it seems to be the 35-year-old man who on Friday, August 10, fell into the sea while catching crabs, "as he is identified by clothing and a tattoo." Guerreiro Cardoso also said that the authorities have already been informed that the body should be handed over to the authorities.

The warning for the disappearance of the 35-year-old man, who was accompanied by his stepfather, was given on Friday by the Madeira Civil Protection Service.