Another fisherman found dead near Sandakan jetty

26 Jan 2025 • 1:32 PM MYT
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By: Mardinah Jikur

SANDAKAN: Another fisherman’s body was found near the general market’s jetty here at around 6:10am on Sunday.

Acting district police chief Supt Ramasamy Kuppan said the public reported the discovery, with investigations revealing the body floating near the fish unloading jetty.

Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});The deceased, identified as a 28-year-old foreign national working as a fisherman, was sent to the Duchess of Kent Hospital for a post-mortem.

Initial police investigations found no elements of foul play, and the case has been classified as a sudden death report.

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