Filipino dead, another missing in US oil rig blast

MANILA, Philippines—The body recovered in the waters near an oil platform that caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico belonged to one of two missing Filipino workers, the Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C. confirmed Sunday.
“We regret to announce that the body that was recovered near the accident scene a few hours ago belongs to one of our two missing kababayans,” Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. said as he expressed his condolences to the family of the victim. “We continue to hope and pray that our other kababayan (compatriot) is still alive and would be recovered soon.”
The embassy said the identification was made by Grand Isle Shipyard Inc., the employer of the victim, shortly after the body was brought on shore. It declined to release names and expressed its condolences to the family of the dead worker.