BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A small boat full of decomposing corpses was spotted by fishermen off Brazil’s northeastern coast on Saturday, according to local news reports.
Brazil’s Attorney General’s office said in a statement that it has dispatched a forensics team to the area to determine where the bodies and the boat came from.
“Some reports say there could be up to 20 corpses” in the boat, the Attorney General’s office said in a statement. The office announced it is opening a criminal and a civil investigation into the incident.
The boat was floating off the coast of the state of Para in a remote location about 300 kilometers (185 miles) from the state capital Belem.
It wasn’t the first time that vessels carrying dead bodies were spotted by fishermen in the western side of the Atlantic Ocean. In 2021, at l east seven boats full of corpses washed up in Brazil and the Eastern Caribbean.
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
Hubei eases limits but new China cases upKiwi musicians boycott US festival SXSW due to defence industry sponsorsVictorian miner killed in Ballarat Gold Mine rockfall as investigation continuesCoronavirus: Experts say the flu is more 'deadly'China lifting lockdown of Hubei provinceSpeed reduction reversal welcomed by West CoastKaimanawa wild horses: Group reFuture of Picton overbridge up in the airMediaworks data breach: Hackers email victims, demanding $820Two in custody after armed police swarm Auckland suburb
2.8494s , 6500.203125 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by Fishermen spot boat with 20 corpses floating off the coast of northeastern Brazil, reports say ,Culture Corner news portal