Boy, 10, feared drowned after falling into river at Kapit


SIBU: A 10-year-old boy, Jenggut Antas, is feared to have drowned in Kapit when the longboat in which he was travelling with his family capsized after colliding with another vessel on Friday (Aug 5).

Kapit Fire and Rescue Department chief Timothy Barat said the family of four was on its way to Kapit town in the longboat at around 9am when its outboard engine broke down.

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