Semporna district police chief Farhan Lee Abdullah said the bodies of the victims, aged 14 and 19, both foreigners, were found floating at 4.30pm.

He said the Semporna police station received a call from members of the General Operations Force at 4.17pm about the eight youths falling into the sea when the jetty they were on collapsed.

In the incident, six youths – four boys and two girls, aged 11 to 19, all of them foreigners – were rescued by personnel on duty and villagers.

Two others went missing and their bodies were found later, Farhan said in a statement here today.

He said all eight victims were hanging out at the jetty when it suddenly collapsed.

The cause of the collapse is still under investigation.

Any information regarding the incident can be channelled to the investigating officer Nikan Najin at 016-5632379.

Farhan also advised all village committees to conduct inspections on the jetties in their villages to ensure the safety of users.