Elderly woman found dead entangled in own fishing net in Sabah


KOTA KINABALU: An elderly woman in Kinabatangan district who did not return after going out to fish has been found dead, entangled in a fishing net.

Ria Tagunggu, 75, was said to have left her house in Kg Sinar Jaya for net fishing on Saturday (Feb 3), and failed to return home, said Kinabatangan Fire Station Chief Nurul Azlan Shah Jamalludin on Sunday (Feb 4).

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