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Coast Guard removes lifeless body from water (press release)

Local | By Correspondent June 10, 2019

WILLEMSTAD - The Rescue and Coordination Center (RCC) of the Coast Guard received a report yesterday afternoon through the Fort Nassau harbormaster. Those on board the OM Bonitatis tanker had observed a corpse in the sea.

The corpse, with a life jacket on, floated near Bullenbaai. The RCC sent the Jaguar, which was nearby, to the location. The Jaguar has launched its RIB with a team on board to get the corpse out of the water. The corpse, male, was taken by Jaguar to the Coast Guard jetty and handed over to the police for further investigation.

The Coast Guard wishes the surviving relatives of the deceased strength with the loss of their loved one.

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