Sabah boat mishap: Police confirm identity of body found on Saturday


  • Nation
  • Monday, 06 Feb 2017

Filepix of rescuers bringing the woman's body to shore on Feb 4

KOTA KINABALU: The body of a woman found by fishermen in waters off Pulau Mengalum Saturday morning has been identified as one of the six missing people of the catamaran that sank on Jan 28.

Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Ramli Din said the DNA report was completed on Monday evening and family has been notified.

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