India, Sept. 30 -- Nkosinathi Emmanuel Mthethwa, the South African ambassador to France, was discovered dead outside a hotel in Paris about 24 hours after his wife reported him missing.

The Paris prosecutor's office stated that Mthethwa's body was discovered Tuesday "right above the Hyatt Hotel" at Porte Maillot on Tuesday.

According to French media, the 58-year-old ambassador is thought to have plunged from the 22nd story of the four-star hotel.

"He had booked a room on the 22nd floor, whose secure window was forced open," the Paris prosecutor's office stated.

He was also the Permanent Delegate to UNESCO and the Ambassador to Monaco.

According to the Paris prosecutor's office, Mthethwa's wife reported him missing. She "indicated hav...