Four in boat mishap safe, one missing


Dazed but safe: Officers helping one of the fishermen. — Bernama

KUALA BESUT: Four of the five fishermen reported missing after their boat capsized in Pulau Perhentian waters are safe.

Skipper Tuan Azaha Tengku Long, 47; his son Tuan Arizal, 19; Mohd Azri Mohd Rosdi, 28; and another fisherman known only as Ujang, 40, were located near a resort on Pulau Perhentian Besar at about 8.45am yesterday, said Besut OCPD Supt Mohd Rozak Muhammad. “They were wearing life jackets when found by villagers, who took them to the Pulau Perhentian clinic.

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