Dead man found by Taiwan river might be Indonesian worker

Police found a ring and a label referring to an Indonesian clothing item

Taiwan News 
Date: 2017/09/30
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – According to items found nearby, a man found dead by a

A label leading police to believe the dead man was an Indonesian worker. (By Central News Agency)

river in Chiayi County Thursday might be a foreign worker, possibly from Indonesia, police said Saturday.

On Thursday, the body was found in a banana garden near the Bazhang Creek (八掌溪) in the township of Shuishang (水上), but no obvious cause of death was found.

While the results of an autopsy and of DNA testing are still expected to provide more clarity in that respect, police Saturday presented several items found nearby in the hope that someone could throw more light on the deceased man’s identity.

No identity documents were found, but the man was about 1.5 meter to 1.55 m tall, with his hair reaching a length of 6 to 10 centimeters, police told the Central News Agency.     [FULL  STORY]

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