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A HEADLESS body has been found hanging upside down from a tree in the search for a “vulnerable” Irish tourist who vanished from a yoga retreat in India.

Liga Skromane, 33, was believed to have been suffering from post-traumatic depression when she disappeared from Kovalam, Kerala last month.

 Liga Skromane, 33, was believed to have been suffering from post-traumatic depression
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Liga Skromane, 33, was believed to have been suffering from post-traumatic depressionCredit: SWNS:South West News Service

Although police are yet to identify the remains, Liga's sister said she had identified the body as her sibling's as she paid tribute to her.

Footage shows the body being carried away by emergency services following the grim discovery on Friday.

Liga, 33, had been living in Dublin for the past five years with her Irish partner Andrew Jordan, from Swords.

The 35-year-old feared Liga had been snatched by organ harvesters and flew to Delhi last month in a desperate bid to trace her.

 A headless body was found hanging upside down in a tree on Friday - here emergency services load the remains into an ambulance
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A headless body was found hanging upside down in a tree on Friday - here emergency services load the remains into an ambulance
 The grim find was made on Friday and this footage shows emergency crews at the scene
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The grim find was made on Friday and this footage shows emergency crews at the scene
 Liga was in India with her sister Ilze when she skipped a morning yoga session
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Liga was in India with her sister Ilze when she skipped a morning yoga sessionCredit: SWNS:South West News Service

He told the Irish Sunday Mirror at the time: “I’ve hardly slept thinking about what could have happened to her.

“I’ve walked through those backstreets and there’s a very high chance she was abducted. There is a known organ trafficking trade from that country on the black market.

“Someone could be holding her in a cage in that 35 degree heat.

"This is what’s going through my head.”

According to local reports, Liga's sister Ilze and her friends identified her by the clothes she was wearing.

She had gone missing after leaving a yoga and wellness retreat, apparently without informing her sister.

 Liga disappeared from a yoga retreat in Kovalam, Kerala last month
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Liga disappeared from a yoga retreat in Kovalam, Kerala last monthCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 Ilze Skromane with a poster showing a picture of her missing sister before a body was found
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Ilze Skromane with a poster showing a picture of her missing sister before a body was foundCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 Liga with family and friends before she disappeared
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Liga with family and friends before she disappearedCredit: SWNS:South West News Service

Forensic tests are due to be completed for official identification of the remains.

Paying tribute to her sister,  Ilze told the Irish Mirror: "She has been through a lot of suffering.”

She wrote on social media: "On April 19 I was praying and praying to God to grant me one birthday wish.

"Please let me know where my sister is, please let us find her, this not knowing is so hard to bear.

"On my birthday 20th of April afternoon two local boys found my sister's remains.

"It's been a long journey for my sister, and she has been through a lot of suffering.. may her soul rest in peace now in the hands of all loving God.

"Our love for you My Dear Sister is eternal. We thank you all Dear Sisters and Brothers for all the love and support you have given us through this journey."

A friend replied:  "I am sorry for the loss of your Sister Liga. May she Rest In Peace. Thank God her remains were found.

"God bless those two little boys and all who raised awareness about Liga. I wish you comfort & peace."

Further details will be known after tests, according to police in India.


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