Rye Hunt search: body found near Rio de Janeiro may be missing Australian
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Version 0 of 1. The family of missing Australian backpacker Rye Hunt say a body has been found near Rio de Janeiro. Australian authorities told the family a body, which appears to have come from the water, was found in Marica, a municipality about 25km from Rio de Janeiro. It was still being recovered by Brazilian authorities and DNA testing will be carried out to verify the identity of the body, the family said. Hunt has been missing since 21 May when he separated from his travelling companion Mitchell Sheppard following an argument after the two had taken what is suspected to be a highly potent hallucinogen known as NBOMe. Last week Brazilian authorities called off a 72-hour sea search after a fisherman spotted a body floating off Rio’s coast in clothes similar to those worn by Hunt when he vanished. The family said there had been no confirmation that the body was that of Hunt and were upset pictures of it had been published by media outlets and sent to family members via text asking for confirmation. |