KOTA KINABALU: The eight men who went missing in Tawau waters have been rescued, after one of them managed to phone for help from the boat.
The victims, aged from 31 to 53, all locals except for one Thai citizen, were found by a search and rescue team 7.6 nautical miles northwest of Pulau Sipadan at 5.35pm on Monday evening (July 24), the Tawau Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said in a statement.
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