29-06-2025
3 dead after boat capsizes off Malaysia's east coast
Xinhua
29 Jun 2025, 11:45 GMT+10
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Three deaths were reported following the capsizing of a boat off Malaysia's east coast, authorities said on Sunday.
The victims were identified as a 40-year-old man, his 3-year-old daughter, and a 10-year-old relative, Besut district police chief superintendent Azamuddin Ahmad Abu told a press briefing.
He said the incident occurred late Saturday night when the boat capsized during a storm with heavy rain and rough seas near Perhentian Island, a popular tourist spot in Malaysia's Terengganu state.
