Body of Man Believed to Be Foreigner Found Off Canggu Beach
Authorities in Bali are investigating the discovery of a decomposed body of a foreign man found floating off the coast of Canggu. The victim was entangled in a fishing trap buoy, and police are currently cross-referencing missing persons reports to identify him.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing safety concerns for tourists in popular Indonesian travel destinations and triggers local forensic and missing persons protocols.
Body of Foreign Man Found at Batu Mejan Beach, Canggu.
BADUNG, Bali — Police are investigating after the body of a man believed to be a foreign national was recovered from waters off Batu Mejan Beach in Canggu on Thursday, July 30, 2026.
The body was spotted around 500 to 600 metres offshore by local fisherman I Wayan Sudiarta, 55, while he was checking his fishing traps. Police said the victim had become entangled in a rope attached to a buoy marking the traps.
“I suddenly saw a man’s body floating in the water, entangled in the rope connected to my fishing trap buoy,” the fisherman told police, according to Badung Police spokesperson Aiptu Ni Nyoman Ayu Inastuti on Friday, July 31, 2026.
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