Sabah boat mishap: Number of missing revised to six


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 31 Jan 2017

Finding comfort: Family members of victims of the catamaran that sank on its way to Pulau Mengalum console each other. - Bernama.

KOTA KINABALU: The number of missing tourists and crewman on the ill-fated catamaran which was earlier clarified to be five on Monday has been revised to six.  

Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Ramli Din said this was because in the list of names received, there was a name which appeared twice - once in the survivor’s list and the second time in the missing persons' list.  

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