Japanese tourist drowns off Pulau Sapi, second incident in two days


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 03 Jan 2007

KOTA KINABALU: A 63-year-old Japanese tourist drowned in waters off Pulau Sapi here Wednesday, barely a day after a South Korean holidaymaker died near the same spot. 

Junko Noguchi , who was on holiday with her daughter Noguchi Kayo, 36, when she was seen struggling in fairly shallow waters off Pulau Sapi. 

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