Sandakan siblings, aged 10 and 19, drown in neglected pond

KOTA KINABALU: A brother and sister drowned during a family outing near an abandoned pond in Sandakan district on Wednesday (Aug 2).

Sandakan OCPD ACP Abdul Fuad Abdul Malek said prior to the 11am incident, the victims – Amira Rolan, 19, and Muhamad Awira, 10 – were swimming with four other family members at Kg Bambu off Mile 7, Sandakan.