Firemen recover 12-year-old's body, sister still missing


KOTA KINABALU: The body of one of two sisters reported missing in the fast-flowing Pegalan river in Sabah's Keningau district was recovered by search and rescue workers early Tuesday (Oct 3).

The body of 12-year-old Azila Jabar was found at 11.36am by firemen and villagers about 1.7km away from where she and her nine-year-old sister Azlina were last seen before being reported missing.

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