Boy drowns, another missing after boat capsizes off Semporna


Firemen looking for the missing boy in Semporna.

KOTA KINABALU: A seven-year-old boy drowned while another went missing after their boat capsized off Sabah’s east coast Semporna district on Friday (July 14).

The boys were travelling with two male adults, believed to be their fathers, who were reported to be safe following the incident at the Menampilik waters near Pulau Nusa Tengah.

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