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Bodies pulled from sea as Philippine ferry toll rises to 29
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MANILA: Eleven more bodies were pulled from waters off the southern Philippines on Thursday (Jan 29), the coast guard said, days after a ferry capsized and threw hundreds of people into the sea.
Loading Loading"They have been turned over to the coast guard," she said, adding that some had been discovered by fishermen.
Another video showed what appeared to be a small child.
The confirmation of 11 new victims has thrown into confusion estimates of the number aboard the ferry when it sank.
Philippine Coast Guard spokeswoman Captain Noemie Cayabyab told a local radio station the number of missing was now uncertain.