12 survivors, three dead in Lahad Datu water surge incident, say cops

KOTA KINABALU: Three people drowned while 12 others cheated death in a water surge incident at the Mak Sina valley in Sabah’s east coast Lahad Datu.

The three dead, two trekkers and a river trail guide, were part of a 15-member group that went on a river hiking excursion at Sungai Makuou in Tungku at 9am on Sunday (May 5).