Malaysia

Authorities find body floating off Penang Esplanade

No identification documents found on victim, says state MMEA director

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 14 Aug 2022 3:55PM

Authorities find body floating off Penang Esplanade — Penang Maritime Agency director Abd Razak Mohamed says the body found at 2.05pm, clad in short pants and a white singlet, was sent to the Batu Uban marine police jetty before being taken to the Penang Hospital for a post-mortem. – Wikipedia pic, August 14, 2022

GEORGE TOWN – The body of an unidentified man was found floating about 0.7 nautical miles northeast of Esplanade here yesterday.

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency’s Penang director Abd Razak Mohamed said the body was found at 2.05pm, clad in short pants and a white singlet.

“No identification documents were found on the body, which was sent to the Batu Uban marine police jetty before being taken to the Penang Hospital for a post-mortem,” he said in a statement today.

He urged anyone with a missing family member or friend to come forward and help police identify the body. – Bernama, August 14, 2022

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