Man’s body found on Labuan beach

LABUAN: The body of an unidentified man was found on the beach of Rusukan Besar Island, about two nautical miles from the Labuan jetty, around noon Thursday.

Acting Labuan OCPD Deputy Supt Mohd Ibrahim Ghani said they received a report on the discovery of the body from a member of the public and the body arrived at the marine police jetty at 1.58pm.

“A marine police team and healthcare personnel received the body to be sent to Labuan Hospital for a post-mortem,” he said.

He said thus far, there were no signs of injury on the body that could suggest foul play and there were no identification documents found on the body.

“We are requesting those with a missing family member to report to the nearest police station to assist in the investigation,” he added.