Some hikers in the rain forests of Papua New Guinea came across what looked like a moss-covered body hanging from the forest canopy. They shot some pictures and better equipped investigators will make the trek soon. The photo certainly looks like it could be a body, but why wouldn't it have decomposed by now (whether it was a WWII parachutist or not)? What do you think - body, or a coincidental configuration of natural rain forest growth?
The moss could have adhered to the skeleton, which would have survived all these years. The moss cover would have held the skeletal structure together in the recognizable shape.
Australian Defence Force staff from the Australian High Commission in Port Moresby today reached the isolated site in Papua New Guinea to check on the sighting, but found no human remains.
"While the location near Kagi is below a flight path that was commonly used by allied aircraft during WWII sorties, the find has been confirmed by ADF staff as a moss-covered branch," Defence said tonight.
"It appears the branch has broken off the main tree and fallen across some vines which, from the ground, could have been confused with the body of an airman."
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