KUCHING: The body of the assistant skipper who went missing after his boat sank in waters off Pulau Satang, here, last week was found this evening.
Sarawak maritime enforcement agency director Zin Azman Md Yunus said rescuers received a call at 4.22pm from a group of anglers who had also been searching for the missing man that they had found an object suspected of being the body of the assistant skipper.
The body was then brought back to the Telaga Air jetty before being handed over to police.
“The next of kin identified the body at the Sarawak General Hospital. His identity card was also found on him.
“The victim was identified as Awang Omar Awang Hamsawi, 59,” Zin Azman said in a statement.
On Saturday, the boat carrying 10 anglers sank two nautical miles off Pulau Satang. Nine of them were rescued by fishermen near Pulau Satang Besar at about 1am on Sunday.