Search efforts for the missing individuals continue regarding the Filo Jet passenger ship tragedy that occurred off the coast of Kyrenia in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on August 30.
The TRNC Prime Ministry announced that the body of one more person had been recovered as part of the search efforts, noting that DNA testing has been initiated to identify the remains.
With the latest recovery, the death toll from the tragedy has risen to 18, while search operations for the 10 missing people are ongoing.
Identities of the 2 bodies recovered yesterday have been determined
As a result of DNA examinations conducted on the 2 bodies recovered yesterday, it was determined that one of the bodies belonged to 5-year-old Mehmet Asaf Biçer and the other to Nihat Pancar.
In a statement made yesterday by the TRNC Prime Ministry Press and Public Relations Directorate, it was reported that the two bodies were found during seabed search operations conducted approximately 1,000 meters away from the wreck at a depth of 570 meters.
News Source: 12punto
