“The deceased was found off the coast one kilometer from Cape Tolstoy towards the Sun Valley,” the press service quoted the head of the department, Sergei Shakhov.

He specified that an identification procedure is currently underway.

Earlier, the Investigative Committee of Russia on the Crimea opened a criminal case on violation of traffic safety rules and the operation of water transport, resulting in the death of a person by negligence.

The ship's captain was detained and questioned as a suspect.

On September 5, the Kamelot pleasure boat sank in a severe storm near Cape Meganom off the coast of Crimea.

On board were 13 people, 12 of whom were rescued.

One woman, a resident of the Rostov region born in 1959, was reported missing.