13 confirmed dead after body found

 

Divers have found the body of a woman in the wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, bringing the number of people confirmed dead to 13. Italian fire service divers found the body on deck seven of the vessel, about 10m below the water line, Italy's Civil Protection Authority said. Rescue workers are still looking for 20 people who are believed to be missing. The vessel sank on 13 January after hitting rocks near Giglio island. The woman was wearing a life-jacket, officials say. Her body is being removed from the ship. Only eight of the 13 bodies found have so far been identified. The identity of a woman whose body was found on Saturday has yet to be established, along with those of three men discovered previously. The official in charge of the rescue effort, Franco Gabrielli, said earlier that it was possible unregistered passengers may have been on board the vessel.

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