Soldier and son found cuddled together at bottom of Moyog river


KOTA KINABALU: A soldier and his son were found lodged together between rocks at the bottom of the Moyog river about 20-hours after they went missing during a family picnic.

The bodies of Sgt Major Samra Tongkooh, who is attached with the Fifth Infantry Brigade in Lok Kawi here, and his eight-year-old son Noel Samra were found cuddled together among rocks at a depth of 7.2m by Fire and Rescue and Services divers at about 9am Sunday.

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