Body found in Tioman taken to Kuantan for postmortem


PULAU TIOMAN: The body of a man, found in the Mentawak River near the Juara Lagoon chalets near the Juara Turtle Project where missing Briton Gareth Huntley was volunteering has been removed from the site.

Police however, are still unable to ascertain if the body found was that of Huntley or not. The body will be flown to the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital in Kuantan for a postmortem.

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