Nghe An fishermen scoop up human body parts from the sea

On the evening of February 17, Mr. Bui Van Thanh - Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghi Thiet Commune, Nghi Loc District, said: Two boat owners, Nguyen Van Thiet and Tran Van Hue, both residing in the locality, were pulling their nets at sea when they suddenly found a human head and an arm in their net.

Previously, at about 10:00 a.m. on February 17, while pulling the net at sea, at coordinates 47 degrees 02 minutes North latitude, 47 degrees 280 minutes East longitude, about 2 nautical miles southwest of Hon Ngu island, the boat with license plate NA 81118 TS owned by Mr. Nguyen Van Thiet residing in Nghi Thiet (Nghi Loc - Nghe An) discovered a human head right in his net. At the same time and location, the boat with license plate NA 3623 TS owned by Mr. Tran Van Hue also discovered a human arm stuck right in the net.

Fishermen are carrying out burial procedures for body parts caught in the net. Photo: Thuan Tien

Immediately after discovering human body parts caught in the net, the boat owners quickly removed the body parts from the net, cleaned them and immediately reported them to local authorities.

Upon receiving the news, Nghi Loc District Police, Cua Lo Port Border Guard Station and Nghi Thiet Commune leaders quickly arrived to record and guide the boat owners' families to complete burial procedures according to local customs.