Barge tragedy: four bodies wash up on beaches in Raigad district
The Hindu
Several people were reported missing after barge P-305 capsized in the Arabian Sea as Cyclone Tauktae lashed Maharashtra’s coast
The Raigad police have recovered four bodies that washed up on three different beaches in Raigad district just days after several people were reported missing after barge P-305 capsized in the Arabian Sea as Cyclone Tauktae lashed Maharashtra’s coast. The police said locals spotted one body on Murud beach in Murud taluka on Friday evening, two on Nagaon beach, and one on Sasawne beach in Alibag taluka on Saturday morning. Raigad Superintendent of Police Ashok Dudhe said, “The bodies were fully decomposed and bloated. They are beyond identification. Of the four bodies, three had no clothing on them. A jacket-like garment was found on the body that washed up on Nagaon beach.”
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