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94th Cutro shipwreck victim found

Adult male, hard to guess age because of decomposition

Redazione Ansa

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 15 - The body of the 94th victim of the migrant shipwreck disaster at Cutro in Calabria on February 26 was found Saturday, over 50 days after the tragedy.
    The body is that of an adult male, in an advanced state of decomposition, spotted on Praialonga Beach by a woman who was passing by on the seashore.
    It is difficult to estimate the man's age because of the condition of his body.
    It is 12 days since the 93rd victim was found and recovered.
    Some 80 refugees and migrants survived the shipwreck, which happened when a migrant boat carrying approximately 180 people broke up in heavy seas in a rock shoal not far from the beach at Steccato di Cutro in Italy's southern Calabria region.
    Questions have been asked as to why the Italian coast guard failed to go out and assist the boat.
    The Italian government has denied suggestions there was any deliberate delay, and passed a decree at Cutro last month to clamp down on migrant smugglers and boost legal avennues for immigrants to come to Italy. (ANSA).
   

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