Bodies of six in Sarawak boat tragedy recovered


Rescue personnel recover a body from the river.

MIRI: The bodies of six people on board an ill-fated longboat that collided with a barge in the Kemena River near Bintulu town in northern Sarawak have been found so far, with one still missing.

The pilot of the boat was the only survivor of the incident.

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