‘The power of the demons was stronger than the will to live’: Mummified mariner's haunting tributes to his dead wife are found along with fading photos that provide clues to his life Manfred Fritz Bajorat, 59, found off coast of Barobo in Surigao del Sur A letter to his late wife was uncovered as well as old family photos Decomposing body was near radio telephone as if he was trying last call Dry ocean winds, hot temperatures and salty air helped preserve his body It is unclear what killed Manfred or how long he has been dead The mystery of the mummified body of a German adventurer who was found dead on his yacht off the coast of the Philippines has taken a new twist after a haunting note and photos were uncovered. Manfred Fritz Bajorat, 59, whose body was discovered by two fishermen, wrote a thirty two word memorium his beloved wife Claudia, who died from cancer aged 53 on 2 May 2010. 'Thirty years we're been together on the same path. Then the power of the demons was stronger than the will to live. You're gone. May your soul find its peace. Your Manfred,' it read. Read more: Mummified body of missing Manfred Fritz Bajorat is found inside drifting yacht | Daily Mail Online
Edition: US Mummified Body Of Explorer Found Sitting At Desk On Drifting Yacht A grisly photo shows the preserved body of a sailor who was last seen alive in 2009. 02/29/2016 11:16 am ET Nina Golgowski Trends reporter, The Huffington Post Barobo Police Station Fishermen reported finding the mummified body of a man inside this drifting yacht. Fishermen in the Philippines discovered on Friday a yacht containing the mummified body of a missing German adventurer. The fishermen said they approached the ship because they saw it drifting with a destroyed sail. Christopher Rivas y Escarten, 23, told police that when he saw the decomposing man inside, he and his friends dragged the yacht to the municipality of Barobo, Surigao del Sur. Barobo authorities used documents aboard the boat to identify the body as that of Manfred Fritz Bajorat, 59. It is not clear how long he has been dead. A photograph shows his body hunched over a desk with what appears to be a radio near his hand. A forensic criminologist told Germany's BILD newspaper that the way Bajorat was sitting suggested he may have died from a heart attack. Note: The image of Borjat's preserved body, which may be disturbing to some readers, appears below at the bottom of the article. Barobo Police Station Local police identified the man as 59-year-old Manfred Fritz Bajorat of Germany. A fellow sailor said he hadn't heard from Bajorat since 2009. No one had seen Bajorat alive since 2009, according to The Mirror. He had broken up with his wife, who typically traveled with him, the year before. She has since died from cancer, the publication reports. A fellow world sailor told BILD that he last saw Bajorat in 2009,
Alex you are a Seaman, would this be 100% Possible on a Smallish Yacht out in Rough seas for so many years? and still find a Note?
Thats a hard one, once the mask was down it could ride rough sea,s drifting on the currants it could come n go for years, another thing if it had no steel to be seen radar would not pick it up easy , seems strange that no one never come across it till now.
