Authority recovered body of drowning victim

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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The body of a teenager who went missing after a boat accident that occurred in the Brunei River near the Royal Wharf, Bandar Seri Begawan last Tuesday night, was found yesterday afternoon, Brudirect reported.

The victim was positively identified as seventeen-year-old Awg Aminuddin Kassim from the Kg Pengiran Pekerma Indera Lama.

The Fire and Rescue team as well as the Royal Brunei Police Marine team located and retrieved his body fifty meters from the crash site.

According to the police report, the victim was brought to the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha (RIPAS) Hospital for autopsy and additional forensic procedure.

Post-mortem conducted on the deceased shows signs of head injury but it was not revealed whether the trauma was the primary cause of death.

The victim’s remain was later handed over to family members for proper burial.