Elderly fisherman lost at sea for six days found alive 150km away


  • Nation
  • Saturday, 18 May 2019

MIRI: An elderly fisherman was found alive near the shores of Kuala Sibuti in northern Sarawak after being lost at sea for six days and having drifted 150km away.

Aziz Jaffar Atahar (pic), 69, went missing on Monday (May 13) after he went fishing in the South China Sea from the fishing village of Kampung Jepak in Bintulu district.

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