Son of missing Singaporean kayaker in Malaysia urges authorities to 'maintain search effort'

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SINGAPORE: The son of a Singaporean man who went missing while kayaking in Malaysia on Thursday (Aug 15) urged authorities to maintain the search ...

Speaking to reporters, Mr Tan's son thanked the authorities and urged local residents to keep a lookout for his father.

"So far up to this point, we are very grateful for all the help and support by the MFA , by the Malaysia maritime police department. We hope that in the coming days, they can continue to maintain the search effort as my father is still missing," he said."We would also like to reach out to all the local fishermen or any of the locals who might be out at sea over the next few days.

Ms Puah's family confirmed on Thursday that the body was Ms Puah's and said that arrangements were being made to bring her remains back to Singapore. The kayak belonging to the two Singaporeans was found on Tuesday in Kuantan, about 80 nautical miles from where Mr Tan and Ms Puah were reported missing.

 

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