Body dressed in U.S. military pants and boots found floating in Euphrates; Update: Bodies of two other soldiers found?
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He was shot so many times in the head and torso that they can’t identify him yet, but naturally they suspect it’s one of the three missing soldiers. Iraqi passersby say the dead man looked “western” and had a tattoo on his left arm.
The Tribune is reporting that the body wasn’t decomposed, which, given the fact that he was in the water, means he must have been killed very recently. Ironically, finding him actually creates some hope that the other two are still alive.
Let’s hope there’s some resolution soon, one way or another, because the search is proving lethal.
Update: It sounds like they might have found the other two.
Body Believed to Be Missing U.S. Soldier Found in Iraq
BAGHDAD — Iraqi police discovered a body floating in the Euphrates River south of Baghdad Wednesday that is believed to that that of a missing U.S. soldier.
Maj. Gen. William Caldwell, chief U.S. military spokesman in Iraq, told reporters that U.S. authorities took custody of the body but have not determined if it was that of one of three soldiers missing since May 12.
"Iraqi police did find the body of a man whom they believe may be one of our missing soldiers," Caldwell said. "We have received the body and we will work diligently to determine if he is in fact one of our missing soldiers."
A U.S. military source told FOX News: "We do believe there is a strong possibility it is one of our soldiers." ...
The man had been shot in the head and chest, Babil police Capt. Muthana Khalid said.
Iraqi police using civilian boats searched for other bodies on the river in Musayyib, about 40 miles south of Baghdad, and U.S. troops intensified their presence on a nearby bridge as helicopters flew overhead, witnesses said.
Hassan al Jibouri, 32, said he saw the body clothed in a U.S. military uniform with head wounds and whip marks on its back floating on the river Wednesday morning. He and others then alerted police.
Later Wednesday, police in Babil province reported they had discovered two more bodies in the river and suspected they belonged to the other two soldiers. ...
