The body of a woman has
been found on board the Italian cruise ship that ran aground and
capsized a week ago, bringing the known death toll to 12.
The woman, who was wearing a life jacket, was found by divers on the fourth deck of the Costa Concordia.Twenty people are still missing after the ship, with 4,200 people on board, struck a rock in shallow waters on 13 January off Tuscany's Giglio island.
The captain is being investigated for manslaughter, which he denies.
An unnamed police official said the woman's body was found at around 13:30 (12:30 GMT) and was taken to the mainland.
"They will have to rely on DNA tests now to identify the victim after a week in the water," he told AFP news agency.
Coastguard divers have been using explosives to blast their way into submerged areas of the vessel to search for those unaccounted for.
Earlier on Saturday, rescue officials said they would not end the search until the whole ship had been examined.
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