Two drowned, two rescued in Bakun Dam boat tragedy (Updated)


  • Nation
  • Monday, 13 May 2019

MIRI: Two anglers have been found drowned, while two others were rescued after their boat capsized in the Bakun Dam reservoir in central Sarawak on Sunday (May 12).

The search-and-rescue team from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department found the bodies of Wahab Jambu, in his 50s, and Law Yew Ngee, in his 40s, floating in the lake located in the upper reaches of the lake.

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