Four bodies found on Anguilla Cay had tires placed on top of them and set on fire, Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) Lt. Commander Raymond King said yesterday.
King said the Royal Bahamas Police Force and RBDF launched a joint operation to recover the bodies, which were discovered nearly two weeks ago by fishermen.
King said the bodies were those of three men and one woman. Officials believe they were Haitians.
King did not say what led them to believe that.
They were transported from Anguilla Cay to New Providence yesterday.
"We arrived at the cay shortly after sunrise yesterday (Thursday) morning and within minutes we were able to locate the bodies based on the odor that was being emitted," he said.
He added, "The bodies were badly burned.
"It appears as though the individuals used tires to try and disintegrate the bodies."
On Tuesday, Assistant Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson said police had yet to find any bodies on the cay.
King said police used a helicopter in their original search and found nothing.
"We conducted a more thorough search yesterday (Thursday) and were able to locate the bodies," he said.
When asked how the bodies ended up on the cay, King said, "There weren't any signs of any vessel being shipwrecked, so we have no idea in terms of how the bodies were taken to the cay or how they met their fate on Anguilla Cay," he said.
Anguilla Cay is located in the Cay Sal Bank near the coast of Cuba.

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