Two siblings feared drowned

TAWAU: Two siblings are feared drowned while bathing in the sea at Teck Guan jetty, Kg Bergosong, Sebatik Island, Friday.

Tawau Maritime Zone Director Capt. Siva Kumar A/L Vengadasalam said they received a call about the incident at 9.50pm and dispatched a boat to the scene.

He said the siblings - an eight-year-old girl and a five-year-old boy - were believed to have drowned after being carried away by currents while bathing with two friends.

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The two friends alerted the victims’ family and thereafter a police report was lodged.

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