KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 -- After three days of search and rescue operations, the body of the final victim in the Sandakan drowning tragedy - a six-year-old girl - was recovered yesterday.

According to the Sandakan Fire and Rescue Department, Adzlinda Adzwan's body was discovered by a fisherman at 5:44pm in waters near Pulau Berhala, approximately three kilometres from the location where she was reported missing.

The body was later transported to the marine jetty and confirmed by family members at 8:25pm.

The operation has now been officially concluded, he added

The tragedy, which occurred just after midnight on Sunday, involved four people: Piping Ahmad, 29, who survived; her two children, Adzriel Adzwan, 5, and Adzlinda Adzwan, 6; and ...