With discovery of five more bodies, all victims of Belawai boat tragedy accounted for
BELAWAI (July 7): The bodies of five more Sungai Belawai boat tragedy victims were discovered early this morning.
A Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre spokesperson said rescuers and local villagers involved in the ongoing search and rescue (SAR) operation recovered the bodies.
'The five bodies were found at separate locations. All of them have been identified as adult males,' the spokesperson told the media today.
The bodies were transported to the Bomba operations control post before being handed over to the police for further action.
Around 2pm on Saturday, a fibreglass boat carrying 17 Indonesian nationals, all believed to be workers of a nearby oil palm plantation across the river from Kampung Belawai, capsized.
Seven victims were rescued on the day of the incident, while four were confirmed dead on the same day.
Yesterday evening, the body of another victim was found.
The five bodies found this morning bring the death toll to 10, with no other individuals reported missing.
The ill-fated boat is said to have been en route to the plantation jetty from Kampung Belawai.
It is believed that the boat was overloaded with passengers and daily necessities when tragedy struck. boat capsize Kampung Belawai lead
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