Man, woman found dead off St Martin’s Island

News Desk :
Police have recovered the bodies of a man and a woman off Saint Martin’s Island in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar.

They could not be identified immediately after being recovered in the Golachipa beach area on Friday morning, said Teknaf Police Station chief Mohammad Zobayer Syed, reports bdnews24.com The man and the woman are estimated to be between 30 and 35.

Zobayer said locals called police after seeing the bodies floating off the beach.
“We believe they died at least one week ago as the bodies decomposed. There was no wounds on them.”

The bodies were sent to Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital for autopsy.
Meanwhile, Officer-in-Charge of Teknaf Model Police Station Syed Zubair confirmed the matter.

Quoting the locals, he said two half-decomposed bodies were washed away during the tide on Friday morning. However, the identity of them was not immediately known.

They are believed to have been involved in an accident at sea, OC Zubair said.

He added that the fingerprints and DNA of the body have been preserved. Necessary action will be taken after preparing the autopsy report.