ALOR SETAR (Bernama): The body of a man who fell off a boat during a fishing trip with three friends in waters off Pulau Lalang, near Langkawi, on Sunday (Aug 22), was found in a mangrove area in Kuala Temonyong on Monday (Aug 23).

       Kedah/Perlis Maritime director Mohd Zawawi Abdullah said the body of Mohamad Ewandi Husnan, 22, was found by passers-by at 4.30pm Monday and handed over to the police before it was taken to the Sultanah Maliha Hospital inb Langkawi for post mortem.

       The body of the victim was identified by his family members, Zawawi said in a statement Tuesday.

       The victim and his three friends, aged between 18 and 53 years old, were reported to have gone fishing and were on their way home when the boat hit a buoy, causing all of them to fall into the sea 0.5 nautical miles off Pulau Lalang.

       However, three of the four friends were rescued by passing fishing boats. - Bernama