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Police officers find body in the sea off Palma

The body was found ten miles off Palma.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporterPalma23/02/2020 07:54

Two off-duty National Police officers who were fishing some ten miles off Palma on Saturday spotted a body floating in the water.

There was an orange life jacket on the body, which was in an advanced state of decomposition and was taken to shore in a coordinated operation by the Coastguard and the Guardia Civil's diving unit.

Investigators suspect that the body is that of a migrant. DNA testing is to be carried out to see if the body is that of a known missing person.

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Joanna | over 4 years ago

Why were two off duty policeman out fishing during lockdown?

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Chaz Smith | over 4 years ago

what are the figures of confirmed infection and fatalities in just Mallorca?

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