Bachok boat tragedy: Body of last victim found, says Kelantan MMEA director
Sunday, 05 Jul 2020 08:31 PM MYT
BACHOK, July 5 — The eighth and final victim who drowned in the capsized boat incident on Monday, was found near Pulau Perhentian this afternoon. “The fisherman then contacted the MMEA boat nearby, which was also actively looking for the victim,” he told reporters when met at the SAR operations centre in Kuala Kemasin here today.
He said the identity of the body was confirmed by family members as well as from a wallet containing the victim’s identity card.
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