News - Decomposed body found floating at sea in Penang

A highly decomposed body was fished out from the sea off Pulau Betong Penang here yesterday.



Marine police found the body floating among a pile of rubbish while patrolling the sea about 3.30pm.



The body, believed to be that of a child, was found with only the upper portion and the head intact. It is said to have been in the sea for two weeks.



Balik Pulau OCPD Supt Shuib Husain said the body had been sent to Penang Hospital mortuary. He said they would be calling families of missing tsunami victims to identify the body.



Source: Extracted from The STAR