Bodies of 6 of 13 missing passengers found

Bodies of 6 of 13 missing passengers found

ENAROTALI, Papua: The bodies of six of 13 people who went
missing after the engine of the boat they were traveling in on
Wisel Lake blew up last Friday, were transferred to Aikai port
here on Monday.

Of the six bodies who were found on Sunday, five have been
identified as Yanti Giay, 7, Elizabeth Pigome, 45, Yeremias Giay,
45, Paskalina Dogomo, 30, Marcela Bobi, 35. One victim could not
be identified.

They were residents of the districts of East Paniai, East
Tigi, West Tigi, Ikra, Kammu and Mapia.

The families of the victims have yet to claim the bodies.
Local health officials could not be contacted for comment.

The boat, which was carrying 64 passengers on their way from
Obano port to East Tigi, West Tigi and Kammu, exploded after a
cigarette but fell near the motorboat's oil tank.