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Phuket boat accident: Body of last missing victim retrieved
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19:47, 18-Jul-2018
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A body that had been trapped under a sunken tourist boat in southern Thailand was retrieved on Sunday, according to Phuket government and the Chinese Embassy in Thailand.
The body, the last to be retrieved after the boat accident killed 47 people, was brought to the surface after a nine-day joint operation between Chinese and Thai rescue forces with the help from five volunteer divers from various countries.
Rescue efforts underway to retrieve the remaining body from the wreckage in the Phuket boat tragedy, July 12, 2018. /VCG photo
Rescue efforts underway to retrieve the remaining body from the wreckage in the Phuket boat tragedy, July 12, 2018. /VCG photo
The body was retrieved at about 6:35 pm local time, and would be transferred to a local hospital in Phuket for further identification.
From the body's clothes and appearance, it is believed to be one of the 47 Chinese tourists that died after their boat capsized in Phuket waters on July 5, Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong said.
People mourn the dead from the Phuket boat tragedy, that left 47 dead, July 11, 2018. /VCG photo
People mourn the dead from the Phuket boat tragedy, that left 47 dead, July 11, 2018. /VCG photo
Two tourist boats, Phoenix and Serenata, were overturned in rough seas in southern Thailand's Phuket on July 5. All the passengers on board Serenata were rescued and all the victims were from Phoenix.
There were a total of 89 tourists on board Phoenix, 42 of them were rescued and 47, all Chinese tourists, were killed.
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Source(s): Xinhua News Agency