Boat capsizes in Sg Kayan: Three students missing, 12 survive

KUCHING: Three students are missing while 12 others have escaped to safety after a boat they were travelling in capsized in Sungai Kayan, Kampung Selampit, Lundu, approximately 72 kilometres from here today.

According to preliminary information from the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JPBM) Operations Centre (PGO), the missing students include one male student and two female students.

“Twelve students have escaped to safety, while the other three victims have yet to be found. The search is ongoing, conducted by local villagers,” said a PGO spokesperson.

The spokesperson also said that the boat was ferrying passengers consisting of students and the initial search and rescue operation was carried out by the villagers.