Daijiworld Media Network - Old Goa

Old Goa, Nov 4: The decomposed body of an unidentified man, believed to be around 21 to 22 years old, was found floating in the backwaters behind Neura Village Panchayat on Wednesday morning.

According to Old Goa fire personnel, the fire station received a call around 9.50 am reporting a body floating in the backwaters. A team rushed to the spot and located the body around three to four kilometres inside the backwaters.

With the assistance of a canoe arranged by a panchayat member, fire personnel retrieved the body after a lengthy operation. The body was in an advanced state of decomposition, with maggots found on it.

Sources said a crab collector who had gone into the backwaters noticed a foul smell and alerted the authorities. Fire and police personnel, along with an ambulance, were subsequently rushed to the location.

The body was shifted to an ambulance and taken to Goa Medical College (GMC) for an autopsy. The identity of the deceased and the circumstances surrounding his death are yet to be established.