Paris Seine River four bodies found, Algerian man arrested for murder year after 2024 Olympic controversy

Four dead bodies were found floating in Paris’ infamous Seine River — one year after the Summer Olympics as police announced an arrest in the suspected murders.

The four corpses were first reported by a train passenger who spotted one of the bodies floating in the infamously filthy waterway, which recently re-opened for public swimming for the first time in 100 years, near the French commune of Choisy-le-Roi on Aug. 13.

The gruesome discovery led police to arrest a 24-year-old Algerian man on suspicion of multiple murders, according to French newspaper Le Monde.

Police found the first body, “relatively well-preserved,” and identified the victim as a 40-something-year-old man who lived in the Paris department of Val-de-Marne.

During the investigation, officials horrifically uncovered three additional bodies submerged in the murky waters, according to the outlet.

The three additional corpses were characterized as being in a “very advanced state of decomposition,” the Créteil prosecutor’s office told the newspaper.

“There are three men of African descent and a fourth of North African descent,” Actu17 reported, citing sources.

Two of the bodies showed signs of violence, as one died of strangulation with the other sustaining “violent injuries,” prosecutors revealed Saturday.

Police launched two murder investigations following the discoveries.

The murder suspect, whose name was not made public, was arrested on Aug. 20.

“A man was taken into custody this morning on suspicion for multiple murders at the headquarters of the criminal brigade of the Paris judicial police,” the prosecutor’s office told the outlet.

Officials wouldn’t state how many murders the suspect was being questioned for, but the man has a maximum custody time of 96 hours before being charged or let free.

Investigators don’t believe the bodies were dumped into the river in the area; rather, they had traveled up to the Choisy-le-Roi Bridge because of the current or were pushed by debris.

The Seine River made international headlines last year when Paris Olympic officials made the controversial decision to hold the marathon swim events in the river despite objections from health officials and athletes.

Triathletes claimed to have “felt and saw things” as they swam in the polluted water.

During the Summer Games, officials were forced to postpone several practice and competitive events because of poor water quality.

Two triathletes became visibly sick after their swims, including Canada’s Tyler Mislawchuck, who was spotted vomiting during the running portion, and Switzerland’s Adrien Briffod, who announced he sustained a stomach infection days later.

French officials opened up the water in designated spots for public access on July 5.

Public swimming was allowed in designated areas of the Seine, including two newly built wooden decks near the Eiffel Tower and the Île Saint-Louis in central Paris.

The designated swim area is approximately 11 miles southeast of the designated swim area.