Body of fisherman missing in boat fire found with extensive burns


IPOH: A fisherman who went missing in a boat fire has been found drowned with extensive burns, about 4.8 nautical miles west of Tanjung Piandang, Kuala Kurau.

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Kuala Kurau zone director Maritime Commander Mohd Hairil Othman said its operations centre was alerted at about 8am on Tuesday (June 17) by a local fisherman who discovered the body.

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