The Caripan Nation ST Kitts triggers an investigation after 19 people found dead in a vessel

Authorities in the East Caribbean nation St. Kittsa and Nevis said on Thursday that they were exploring the circumstances that led to the discovery at least 19 bodies that were left at sea.

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On Wednesday around 11:30 am, the Coast Guard of St. Kitts and Nevis responded to a report of vessel near the coast of Nevis. Partially flooded boat contained broken down human remains. He was withdrawn to St. Kitts, where police and medical officers conduct investigations.

“It was a fishing vessel, which is not usually found on the Caribbean,” police commissioner James Sutton told Associated Press. “We are not sure, but we believe that the vessel arose from West African coast. “

Sutton said that officials are now facing a difficult task of determining the exact number of bodies and identifying their. The advanced state of decay, he said, made it difficult.

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This is the first such discovery in recent memory in the TWIN-ISLAN nation.