Philippines: Mummified body found on German-owned boat, police say

CNN 5 hours ago 

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(CNN)Philippine police are trying to determine the identity of a mummified body found on a white yacht near the country's eastern coast. Authorities found documents stating the boat is owned by German national Manfred Fritz Bajorat, but could not yet determine whether the body is that of Bajorat's, Barobo police said. A group of fishermen spotted the yacht Thursday around the province of Surigao del Sur, Mark Navales of the Barobo police department said. A large number of fish surrounded the vessel, so fishermen believed the yacht had stalled. Navales said one of the fishermen peered through a window of the yacht and was shocked to see a body that looked mummified. The fishermen towed the yacht ...