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  • 7/7/2025
The bodies of the final five victims from the boat tragedy off the coast of Pantai Belawai , Sarawak were recovered on Monday (July 7) morning, bringing the total death toll to 10.

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00:00The bodies of the final five victims from the boat tragedy off the coast of Pantai Belawai,
00:06near Kampung Belawai, were recovered on Monday morning, bringing the total death toll to 10.
00:13Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department's Operations Center spokesperson said all five male victims
00:19were discovered by members of the public and rescue teams on the third day of the search
00:24and rescue operation. The fiberglass boat, which was carrying 17 Indonesian passengers
00:29from the Kampung Belawai Fisherman's Jetty to the Zion Palita Coconut Plantation Jetty,
00:35capsized on July 5. Seven people survived the tragedy, four adult men, two adult women,
00:42and a young boy. The deceased were two adult women, five adult men, two boys, and a girl.
00:48The search and rescue operation was led by the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department in collaboration
00:53with the Royal Malaysia Police, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, Civil Defence Force,
00:59Sarawak Security and Enforcement Unit, and community volunteers.

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