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Body of one missing person recovered from capsized ferry off Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus Prime Minister Ünal Üstel announced that the body of one of the 20 people missing from a ferry that capsized off Kyrenia had been found. The body may belong to a passenger in their 50s and was taken to Burhan Nalbantoğlu Hospital in Nicosia for identification.
Northern Cyprus Prime Minister Ünal Üstel announced that the body of one of the 20 people missing from the passenger ferry that capsized off Kyrenia had been recovered.
At a press conference on Wednesday, Üstel provided an update on the search and rescue efforts. The body is believed to belong to a passenger in their 50s.
The body was taken to Burhan Nalbantoğlu Hospital in Nicosia for identification. Search efforts for the other people missing from the ferry are continuing.
There were 267 people on the ferry
The ferry began taking on water off Kyrenia on Sunday. It was heading toward Taşucu Port in Mersin.
There were 267 people on the ferry: 259 passengers and eight crew members. Türkiye sent various teams to support the search and rescue efforts after the incident.
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