COX’BAZAR: Lifeguards recovered the floating body of a young man from sea near Cox’s Bazar beach, the world's longest natural sandy sea beach, on Sunday morning. 

The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. 

Locals said that seeing a floating body, lifeguards recovered it from Sea in Point of the beach around 10:00am.

Later, police sent the body to hospital morgue. 

Cox’s Bazar Tourist Police Officer-in-Charge Jakir Hossain confirmed the matter to banglanews.

BDST: 1138 HRS, MAY 18, 2014