Body found amid wrecks

Wed, 20 Mar 1996

PEKALONGAN, Central Java: Workers clearing the Nusantara Port of debris from dozens of boats wrecked in a recent flash flood found on Sunday the badly decomposed body of an unidentified man.

Antara reported yesterday that the man's face was unrecognizable. The authorities found on the body a resignation letter written by Asmui, a sailor on a ship operating in Irian Jaya. They also found some money.

Police suspect the man drowned in last month's Loji River floods. (swe)

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