Villagers at Komaleai, in the Shortland Islands have found a dead body of a male person when they travel to Buin for market on 3 February 2024.
It was confirmed that the dead body is a Solomon Islander from Malaita who was married to a woman from Lagovis village in south Bougainville.
It was alleged that the deceased (Mark Iro) died during a fishing trip from Bougainville on Friday 2 February 2024.