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The body of a tourist who went missing after being swept away by strong waves in the Sundarbans has been recovered, nearly two days after the incident.
Members of the Forest Department and Coast Guard recovered the body from Alorkol Sea Beach at around 10pm on Saturday (7 November).
The deceased was identified as Riaz Ahmed, 27, from Kathali Paschimpara in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh.
Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) of the Sharankhola Range under the Sundarbans East Forest Division, Dipan Chandra Das, confirmed the recovery.
He said local fishermen spotted the body floating near Alorkol Sea Beach and informed the Forest Department. Following the information, a joint team of Forest Department and Coast Guard personnel rushed to the spot and recovered the body.
The body will be taken to the city on Sunday after completion of the necessary procedures.
Earlier, on 5 November, the tourist boat Mizanur Rahman Eco Tourism-2 set out for the Sundarbans with 19 tourists on board.
At around 1pm on 6 November, the boat became stranded on a shoal in the Dubla Char area. As the tourists got off to help push the vessel free, a sudden surge of waves swept away four people.
Three of them were rescued, while Riaz went missing. Since then, the Forest Department and Coast Guard had been conducting joint search operations to locate him.