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Pirates force Fishers To Jump In Sea, Man Disappears
posted (October 3, 2016)
A fisherman is missing at sea after his group was held up by pirates. Last Friday, returning from full day of fishing, three men were attacked by pirates who were after their catch. This reportedly happened in the waters off Dangriga. The three men immediately jumped into the water in an attempt to escape. Two of the three men were later found, but as Hampton Gamboa from the Fisheries Department told us, the third man is unaccounted for:

Hampton Gamboa - Conservation and Compliance Unit Supervisor, Fisheries Department
"In the whole altercation it was believed that there were three fishers and only two of them, so far, we have communicated. Those two have indicated to us that they have no idea what happened to the third person that was with them."

The Coast Guard is leading the investigation but we could not get a comment form them.

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