Paris, France (CNN) -- The body of a retired restaurateur who's been missing for two years has been found in a freezer in the French city of Lyon, police there told CNN Wednesday. The corpse of Jean-Francois Poinard, 71, was discovered Tuesday in the apartment he had shared with a girlfriend in Lyon, regarded as the culinary capital of France. Police said an autopsy will be conducted. The French newspaper Le Monde cited a police source as saying the man's girlfriend, 51, has been taken into custody in connection with the case. Police said the body was found after a tip from a close family member of Poinard, who was considered one of Lyon's top chefs in the 1970s and 80s. CNN's Stephanie Halasz contributed to this report.
Body of missing man is found in a freezer in a Lyon apartment . The man's girlfriend has been taken into custody in the case . Poinard was a well-known chef in the 1970s and 80s .