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| May 27, 2012 | Missing Briton's body found in crocodile-infested river near Bangalore | | Bangalore: The body of a British man who went missing during a trip to a crocodile-infested river near Bangalore has been found. Authorities had been searching for Londoner Michael Easton since the body of his colleague, Ian Turton, was found
from the Cauvery River earlier this week. On Saturday the Foreign Office said
a second body has now been found. It said it was providing consular assistance
to the men's families, The Independent reports. The two friends are understood
to have set out on the adventure last Saturday, but failed to return and the emergency
services were alerted on Monday. Their damaged raft was found on Wednesday, close
to a known danger spot about 56 miles from Bangalore . Meanwhile, a government
spokeswoman confirmed the death of two British nationals. "We can confirm the
death of two British nationals while on an excursion on the Cauvery River near
Bangalore , India . We are providing consular assistance to the families," the
paper quoted her, as saying.
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