Mersing tragedy: body no.5 found at Bintan
The late Ng Kian Teck left behind a wife and three children
A body believed to be that of Singaporean tourist Ng Kian Teck was found on Thursday on the north-eastern shores of Bintan Island, Indonesia, about 150km from the scene of the Boxing Day ferry tragedy.
The 49-year-old married father of three is thought to have drowned along with four other Singaporeans after the over-laden boat capsized off Mersing in Malaysia on Sunday.
A fisherman spotted the body just off the beach near Bintan Lagoon Resort at 1.30pm on Thursday, said Bintan police chief Johanes Widjojo. It has been taken to the Tanjung Pinang Hospital for an autopsy.
Found on the body was a bag containing two passports, one bearing Ng's name and the other, the name of a Madam Chua Poh Lit, said a spokesman for Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
There was also a credit card and RM400 in cash.
A spokesman for the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency said it was unusual for a body to be washed so far from the scene of an accident.
Source: The Straits Times/ANN
Published Dec 31 2010
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