Corpse spotted by fisherman off Filfla

A badly decomposed corpse was recovered about 200 metres off Filfla by an AFM rescue vessel yesterday. The corpse was spotted by a fisherman in the morning and informed the authorities. The body was brought to Hay Wharf in Floriana later in the morning.

A badly decomposed corpse was recovered about 200 metres off Filfla by an AFM rescue vessel yesterday.

The corpse was spotted by a fisherman in the morning and informed the authorities. The body was brought to Hay Wharf in Floriana later in the morning. The body, which had shorts and a vest on, appears to have been of a person of African origin.

No further details were available.

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