Youth killed after falling off boat, hitting propeller


TUMPAT: A youth lost his life after falling off a boat, hitting its propeller, while out fishing with a friend at Pantai Geting here Wednesday night.

Tumpat District Police chief, Supt Supt Zaharudin Rasid said Mohammad Faiz Wahib, 18, and his friend Mohd Azwa Mat Nor, were believed to have failed to keep the boat on an even keel in strong winds, in the incident at 9.30pm.

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