Two dead bodies found on boat in Caspian Sea – ministry - UPDATED-1

Two dead bodies found on boat in Caspian Sea – ministry - <span style="color: red;">UPDATED-1
# 24 May 2018 14:50 (UTC +04:00)

A rubber boat with two unrecognizable bodies on board was found in the Caspian Sea (about 90 km from the shore) at 13:00pm on May 24, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Emergency Situations said in a statement.

A Vikhr-3 ship of the ministry’s State Fire Protection Service immediately arrived at the scene, necessary measures are underway to haul the boat ashore and recover the dead bodies, reads the statement.

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15:52

The discovery of two bodies on a boat on the Caspian Sea has been confirmed.

Rescuers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) have taken the bodies from the boat; however, they are unrecognizable.

The deceased will be identified after a forensic examination.

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15:31

A boat with two dead bodies on board has reportedly been found near the Oil Rocks in the Caspian Sea, APA reports.

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