Red Cross authorities were today making arrangements for the return of the body of a 21-year-old Israeli second lieutenant found by Egyptians floating in the Suez Canal. Egypt claimed he headed a patrol that tried to cross the Canal in three rubber boats but was turned back by fire. The discovery of his body made headlines in Cairo newspapers. An Israeli Army spokesman said Lt. Chaim Ben Yona was hit during an incident on the night of May 13-14 and fell into the Canal. Efforts to locate the body were under way since then. Israel said that in the incident, which was not further explained, no other Israeli casualties were suffered.
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