The bones that were found after the ferry "Seval" was raised above the water near the coast of South Korea, belong to an animal, not a missing victim, as previously stated, found government officials on Tuesday evening.

9 people still missing after the disaster on the ferry "Sevol" in Seoul in South Korea in April 2014, which killed 304 people, mostly teenagers. The ferry was raised from the water for the first time last week.

Speaking to reporters earlier Tuesday, a spokesman for the Ministry of oceans and fisheries Lee Chul-Joe said that the workers "found the bones of a dead man on deck", ready to transport the ferry to the land. Also found were shoes and other things. But on Tuesday evening, the Ministry informed journalists that the bones belong to an animal.

Kang Won-Jin, the representative of the Ministry, said the officials, who gave an earlier press conference, suggested that the bones belonged to a man. He said, "For those who were at the scene, it was hard to tell whether the bone is human or animal". Last week engineers worked through the night to raise the 140-foot ferry from the water, ensuring it doesn't fall apart in the process.

Official sources said that the ship, which is currently attached to the two rescue ships close to the scene of the flooding, will be returned to the port of Tyre about 4 April depending on weather conditions.
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