Sabah boat mishap: Body found undergoing DNA tests


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 05 Feb 2017

Grim return: A marine police boat with the body returning to Kota Kinabalu port.

KOTA KINABALU: Authorities are still verifying the identity of a woman's body found in waters off Pulau Mengalum on Saturday morning.  

Kota Kinabalu Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency director Maritime Commodore Adam Aziz said DNA tests are still being carried out because families with missing relatives from the catamaran mishap have not been able to identify the body.  

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