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Second Body Recovered in Cayo
posted (October 28, 2008)

Reliable but unconfirmed reports are that a second body has been recovered from the Mopan River. The discovery was made around 2:15 this afternoon and it is of an adult female. It is believed to be the body of the Guatemalan woman from Arenal who currents swept away after their dory capsized on Friday afternoon. The body was immediately taken to Guatemala for burial. On Sunday afternoon the body of 17 year old Elsa Romero Mendez, a Guatemalan national, was recovered from Arenal.

And in other news from Cayo, in Bullet Tree and Calla Creek, all residents have already or about to leave shelters and schools will soon reopen. Bank accounts have been opened to help flood victims. At the Belize Bank the account number is 1120458 and at Atlantic Bank it is 1000185773. Both accounts are under the name of Cayo Disaster Relief Fund.

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