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Body Of 18-Year-Old Boy Found Washed Ashore On Pulau Pangkor

The body of 18-year-old Steven Dass who was washed away by waves in Lumut was found on Pulau Pangkor three days later.

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The body of an 18-year-old boy was found washed ashore on Pulau Pangkor on Monday, 9 June 2014

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IPOH: The body of a teenager who drowned while swimming in Teluk Batik, Lumut on Saturday, was found on Pulau Pangkor at 2.15pm Monday. "The victim's body was identified by family members and sent to the Seri Manjung Hospital.

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Locals alerted the police when they found the body of Steven Dass at Batu Ular

Manjung OCPD Asst Comm Jaafar Baba said the body of D. Stevan Dass was found at Batu Ular by locals, who alerted the police at 2.15pm.

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Steven Dass was washed away by the sea when he was playing with his brother and friend in Lumut on Saturday, 7 June 2014

The distance from Lumut to Pulau Pangkor.

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Seri Manjung fire station chief Ismail Othman said the deceased, 18, was playing with a float with his younger brother R. Jeremy, 16, and their friend Leong Kah Siong at the time of the 4.30pm incident on Saturday.

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The sea was very rough and the waves pulled the three boys apart. Family members tried to rescue them but lost Steven.

"The sea was very rough and the waves pulled them further out to sea. "Family members tried to rescue them, but only managed to pull Jeremy and Leong to safety," he said, adding that the Fire and Rescue Department arrived at the scene 10 minutes later after receiving a distress call at 5.23pm.

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Search and rescue efforts for Steven was put off due to the rough seas

He added that search and rescue efforts had to be put off due to rough seas.

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Jeremy is believed to be in critical condition and is being warded at the Manjung Hospital intensive care unit while Leong, 22, escaped unhurt.

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Manjung OCPD Asst Comm Jaafar Baba says the boy's cause of death has been confirmed to be drowning

"The cause of death was confirmed to be drowning," said he said.

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