SANDAKAN: Seven military personnel from Joint Task Force Headquarters 2 (ATB 2) were rescued after the patrol boat they were travelling in capsized near Pulau Nunuyan, near here, Wednesday morning.
According to Sabah police commissioner, Datuk Idris Abdullah, the 11am incident occurred when their boat was hit by big waves.
Idris said all personnel were rescued at about 2.50pm by a patrol boat of the 15th Battalion of the General Operations Force (GOF), and taken to the Sandakan Marine Police Force (PPM) operational base for treatment and documentation process.
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