MERSING, Dec. 23 -- The body of a missing 36-year-old man was found after his boat capsized during a fishing trip in Sungai Lenggor near Mersing yesterday.

The body of Mohammad Putera Rizzurin Md Noh was found during a search and rescue (SAR) operation at 12.49am today.

Mersing Fire and Rescue Station chief Abdul Muiz Mukhtar said the victim's body was recovered and brought ashore.

"The body was then handed over to the police and taken to the Mersing Hospital for further action.

"Meanwhile, the other two victims, identified as Muhammad Zul Hafeez Azman Adi, 29, and Shahrul Izwan Sabaruddin, 36, were found alive and safe," he said in a statement today.

The two men were relatives of Mohammad Putera and had accompanied the deceased in t...