Single father drowns during fishing trip in Sandakan

By DURIE RAINER FONG

KOTA KINABALU: A single father who had gone missing after going out to fish was found to have drowned in Sabah’s east coast Sandakan district.

Asmin Lasait’s body was found by a Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) patrol boat as well as fishermen involved in the search party some 0.7 nautical miles east of Tanjung Pisau at about 9.50am on Friday (May 12).

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Drowning , Fisherman , Single Father , Sandakan , Sabah

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