Police were informed yesterday at around 1700hrs that a human corpse had been spotted at sea in the zone of Wied il-Mielaħ, Għarb, Gozo.
Acting on the information, the Malta Police Force immediately called upon the assistance of the Armed Forces of Malta who convened on site and retrieved the body to transport it to Imġarr’s bay.
Preliminary investigations showed that the corpse belonged to a man but the identity of said person has not yet been identified due to being in an advanced stage of decomposition.
Dr Simone Grech LL.D was informed about the case and opened an inquiry. An autopsy on the corpse is currently underway to establish the cause of death.
Investigations are still ongoing.