Malaysian dies while saving trio in Japan


KUALA LUMPUR: A summer outing in Japan turned fatal for a 21-year-old Malaysian after he headed out to sea to rescue three people, whose jet-ski had overturned.

The body of Tan Hee Shiang (pic) was retrieved by the Japanese marine police soon after the tragedy on Tuesday evening.

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