U.S. Navy: Body found by Malaysia not one of USS John S. McCain's missing
August 24, 2017 at 3:06 a.m.
| Updated August 24, 2017 at 3:06 a.m.
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Associated Press
In this photo released by the Royal Malaysian Navy, an unidentified body recovered by the Royal Malaysian Navy is
transferred to a U.S. Navy helicopter off the Johor coast of Malaysia, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. The commander of the Navy's 7th Fleet will be removed after a series of warship accidents in the Pacific this year, two U.S. officials said Wednesday. (Royal Malaysian Navy via AP)
SINGAPORE (AP) - The U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet says a body found at sea by Malaysian forces is not one of the sailors missing after a collision between the USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker.
The fleet says in a statement Thursday that the remains were medically examined and will be returned to Malaysian authorities.
So far, the bodies of five of the 10 sailors have been identified. Remains were found in flooded compartments of the McCain.
Several navies continue to search seas east of Singapore where the collision happened early Monday.
