Drowning incident claims lives of two teenage Siblings at Pulau Mentigi beach


MERSING: A fun family outing turned tragic when two teenage siblings drowned while picnicking at Pulau Mentigi beach, some 19 nautical miles from the Mersing coastline here.

Mersing maritime zone director, maritime commander Suhaizan Saadin, said the incident prompted a search and rescue operation by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) on Monday evening (June 2).

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