Police confirmed that six bodies believed to be victims of a speedboat capsize tragedy in waters on Batu Payung, near here, on Tuesday, had been found up to 11am yesterday.

Tawau district police chief, ACP Fadil Marsus said the six bodies were found by Indonesian authorities in Sebatik waters, Sungai Taiwan area, Indonesia and around the Karang Unarang waters.

“According to information from the Indonesian Consulate here, the bodies found were that of an adult man, two women including one who was pregnant, and three male children. All six bodies were taken to Nunukan by the Indonesian authorities,” he told reporters here yesterday.

Fadil said the Malaysian and Indonesian authorities, meanwhile, were still trying to locate the seven other missing boat passengers.

On Tuesday, a speedboat carrying 15 Indonesian nationals including the skipper, capsized, believed hit by turbulent waves about five to minutes after leaving Tinagat Batu Payung jetty at 5.30pm for Sungai Nyamuk, Indonesia.

Two of them managed to swim to safety to Batu Payung beach. — Bernama

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by Borneo Post

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