The hanged and completely mummified body of a 31-year-old man was found in one of his house cellars—a fully occupied 3-family house—14 months (433 days) after he had vanished from home. The investigation carried out locally, the questioning of the house tenants and the post-mortem examination itself brought light to this unusual affair. In every case, suicide was then considered. This case illustrates also how in colder and humid climates, mummification-in its natural aspect—is made possible under certain favourable conditions.