The Sarawak fire and rescue department said the body of a boy, whose age has yet to be determined, was recovered at 6pm, about 300m from the scene.

“As of now, five victims have been confirmed dead, five are still missing and seven have been rescued. The five missing victims are all adult males,” the department said.

In the incident that occurred at around 2 pm yesterday, a fibreglass boat carrying 17 Indonesian nationals from the Kampung Belawai fishermen’s jetty capsized en route to the Zion Pelita coconut plantation jetty.

The seven survivors include four adult men, two adult women and a boy. The others who died were two adult women, a boy and a girl.

The search and rescue operation continues with the help of police, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, Sarawak coast guard, Rela and local villagers.