Body of Tanzanian national who went missing in Kochi backwaters found
The body of a Tanzanian national who had gone missing in the Kochi backwaters was fished out from the waters on Tuesday.
Abdul Ibrahim Salih, 22, who was undergoing training at the Indian Naval Academy at Ezhimala, went missing on Sunday. A coordinated search was launched by the Harbour police, Indian Navy, the Fire and Rescue Services, and the Coastal police since then.
Reportedly, he was set to return to Tanzania for holidays from Kochi and had a brief halt here before returning home.
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