Malaysian confirmed dead in Bali Strait ferry tragedy

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A Malaysian national has been confirmed among the three bodies recovered during a search and rescue (SAR) operation following the ferry capsizing tragedy in the Bali Strait late on the night of July 2.  Fauzey Awang, 55, was found in the waters off Perancak Beach, Bali, according to Eko Suyatno, Deputy of Operations and Preparedness at Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas).  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/7su5tvwm   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A Malaysian national has been confirmed among the victims of the ferry capsizing in the

00:06Bali Strait on the night of July 2.

00:09The victim, 55-year-old Fauzi Awang, was found in the waters off Peranchak Beach in

00:15Bali, according to Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency known as Basarnas.

00:21Basarnas Deputy of Operations and Preparedness, Eko Suyatno, said that Fauzi's body, along

00:28with two others identified as Indonesian nationals, was recovered during the search operation.

00:34His remains were taken to Blambangan Hospital in Banyuwangi, East Java, for identification

00:39by the Disaster Victim Identification Unit of the Indonesian police.

00:44Out of the 65 people who were on board the ferry KMP Tunupratamajaya, 45 have been accounted

00:51for, with 30 survivors and 15 confirmed fatalities.

00:56Earlier reports stated that Fauzi was travelling in a tourist van that was aboard the ferry.

01:02He had planned to return to Malaysia via Bali's international airport after departing from

01:08Ketapang Port in Banyuwangi.

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