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Riau Islands police probe death of Singaporean
The Riau Islands Police have said the body of a Singaporean found floating in Karimun waters is that of a Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore employee.
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A fisherman nets a bag belonging to passengers of a police plane that crashed on Dec. 3 in the ocean between Mensanak Island and Gentar Island in Riau Islands. (Bakamla/-)
The Riau Islands Police have said the body of a Singaporean found floating in Karimun waters is that of a Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore employee.
Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Erlangga Saptono said the Singaporean, identified as Ilzam bin Odit, died after falling as he was putting mooring rope on a boat in Singaporean waters.
“On early morning of Thursday during bad weather, he fell into the ocean while he was trying to tie the rope. His fellow crew members looked for him but to no avail. It was the next day that his body was found in Karimun waters,” Erlangga told The Jakarta Post.
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His family has taken his body back to Singapore, he added. Locals discovered the body in Karimun waters. Police identified the remains in coordination with Singapore’s consular in Batam. Karimun is located some 50 kilometers from the western part of Singapore.
