Third body found off Comino

A third body believed to be that of one of five French tourists last seen on Sunday night was recovered just off southern Comino yesterday morning. The discovery follows that of two female bodies found by Fomm ir-Riħ on Tuesday evening. Police yesterday confirmed they were the two French women reported missing from a yacht in Gozo on Monday. They died of asphyxia from drowning. Search and rescue efforts are now focused on recovering the two people still missing. Authorities have yet to confirm the identity of the three bodies, although the names of the five missing people – Philippe Grimaud, 41, Marie Grimaud, 38, Sandrine Godet, 36, Elias Chmouni, 49, and Eli Chmouni, 14 – have been widely reported. All five were last seen leaving Xlendi bay aboard a four-metre boat late on Sunday night after celebrating Mr Chmouni’s birthday at a local restaurant. They were thought to be headed to Dwejra, where Mr Chmouni’s yacht, the El Pirata, was anchored. They were never seen again. Sources told Times of Malta that none of the five were experienced sailors, and that Mr Chmouni had only recently bought the El Pirata from its Spanish skipper, Juan Carlos Montes. They paid him to sail it to...