Police do searches for Australian supported the Navy

Monday, 6 of Jun 2016
By Bruna Corralo 

Fishermen say they have seen floating body 8 km from Copacabana

The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro received a Navy warning early on Friday (3) about a body floating in the sea, eight kilometres away from Copacabana Beach, in the south of the city.

According to the delegate Elen Souto, from DPA (Precinct whereabouts of Discovery), the Navy received a notice of a fishing boat that person would be similar clothes that Australian Rye Hunt, 25, was wearing when she disappeared. The body would be close to the Rasa Island, one of which make up the Cagarras.

The Australian was last seen in Cotunduba Island in Leme, south of Rio. Rye was seen on injured island for seafood, asking water. He said he had come there to swim at the weekend he disappeared. According to the investigations, he had a psychotic break after consuming a drug called MD, which has effects similar to ecstasy and alcohol.

The family and girlfriend are in Rio to keep up with the search. It was sent to the Institute of Research and Skill in Forensic Genetics for DNA sample collected for eventual confrontation with the material of any body can be found.

They and did a press conference in the early afternoon of Friday (3), in Leme, in the south. According to Bonnie Cothbert young girlfriend, they had not been informed on a body that had been found in Cotunduba Island. "The last appearance of it was on May 21," she said, still said, "Using drugs was the biggest one mistake."

The searches continue and Gringo Media will continue keeping an eye on the case.