Body of 12-year-old boy feared drowned found in Tawau river


Firemen and members of the public at the scene in Tawau on Thursday (Dec 15). - Photo courtesy of Fire and Rescue Department

KOTA KINABALU: The body of a 12-year-old boy who drowned after falling into a river in Tawau on Thursday (Dec 15) has been found.

Mohamad Raffizal Abdullah's body was found 50m from where he was reported to have gone missing at Sungai Kebun JKK Kalabakan, Tawau.

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