Three dead, three missing after hikers caught in water surge in Lahad Datu


KOTA KINABALU: Three people drowned while three others are still missing after being trapped in a water surge incident while trekking in Sabah’s east coast Lahad Datu district on Sunday (May 5).

They were part of a group of 17 who were caught in a water surge while trekking in the Mak Sina valley in Makuau beach at about 8pm Sunday.

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