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Body found near Columbia River ID’d as Myanmar man

The man, working a chef, allegedly jumped ship

By , Columbian Breaking News Reporter
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A body found earlier this month on the bank of the Columbia River near Kalama has been identified as a cook who may have jumped from the ship he was working on, officials said.

The deceased man was identified as Aung Kyaw Thu Tun, a 37-year-old resident of Myanmar, according to the Cowlitz County Coroner’s Office.

Tun was reported missing on Dec. 24 when he did not report for duty on the MV Unico Stella, a ship docked near the Temco Grain terminal in Kalama, according to the coroner’s office.

A fisherman found the body in the early morning hours of April 16, and it was identified as Tun on Monday.

Based on investigative information and the condition of Tun’s body, officials said they don’t have any indication that the incident was suicide.

Cowlitz County Coroner Timothy J. Davidson said that Tun was confined to the ship and that he is believed to have jumped ship, possibly to swim to shore.

The coroner’s office reported that Tun’s body had no traumatic injuries and that he died of an accidental drowning.

A toxicology analysis is expected to be completed in about six to eight weeks.

The death is being investigated by the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office.

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