Body found off the Isle of Wight

By Sara Bryce

Thursday, November 1, 2012

 

Body found off the Isle of Wight

Bembridge RNLI Lifeboat, after recovering a body found in waters off the Isle of Wight. Picture courtesy of JBMTB Media.

UPDATED 21:01*

A BODY found in waters off the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Thursday) was that of a missing yachtsman, according to police.

The body was spotted by the crew of HMS Brocklesby off the east coast of the Isle of Wight at 12.50pm and Bembridge Lifeboat was sent to recover it.

*Hampshire police said this evening (Thursday) that initial identification of the body confirmed it was yachtsman Hany Nabil Mustapaha whose yacht was found beached at Brighstone with no-one aboard on Saturday.

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