Corpse spotted in sea

A decomposed body was yesterday spotted out at sea by a man who was fishing on his sailing boat. Although the body was that of a man, it was not clear whether he was an illegal immigrant who may have died at sea, an Armed Forces spokesman said. The...

A decomposed body was yesterday spotted out at sea by a man who was fishing on his sailing boat.

Although the body was that of a man, it was not clear whether he was an illegal immigrant who may have died at sea, an Armed Forces spokesman said. The body was spotted at about 9 a.m. by a man on his 40-foot sailing boat about four miles east of the Grand Harbour, the AFM said.

An autopsy will be carried out tomorrow.

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