Recovered body in Vietnam's Ha Long Bay identified as boat accident victim
HANOI: A male victim of last weekend's fatal tourist boat accident was recovered from Ha Long Bay on Tuesday (July 22), according to the Quang Ninh Provincial People's Committee.
Local authorities on Tuesday afternoon confirmed he was a victim of the tourist boat Vinh Xanh 58 accident, following postmortem analysis and identification at Bai Chay Hospital.
Search and rescue forces found him in an area between Bai Chay Beach and Dau Go Cave, near the waters where the vessel capsized on July 19.
Vinh Xanh 58 was on a sightseeing tour with 49 people on board in Ha Long Bay when it was hit by a sudden thunderstorm and overturned in strong winds and rough seas.
Only 10 people survived the accident, while two people remain missing. Identified bodies have been handed over to their families for funeral services.
The search mission has been hindered by Typhoon Wipha, which made landfall in northern Vietnam on Tuesday morning. - Vietnam News/ANN
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