LANGKAWI: The body of a pregnant woman was found floating about 0.1 nautical miles north of Kubang Badak estuary near here on Thursday (Dec 10).
Kedah/Perlis Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) director First Admiral Mohd Zawawi Abdullah said the body was found floating near an unregistered capsized boat by the public at about 9am. After receiving a report from the public through Langkawi Maritime Rescue Sub centre (MRSC), a MMEA boat, Petir 81, was dispatched to the scene. Initial observation found that a body of a pregnant woman was found floating and entangled to the anchor rope of the capsized boat, he said in a statement on Thursday (Dec 10).