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Island focus: Body of boat capsizing victim sent home
The body of an Indonesia migrant worker who died during a boating accident in the waters of Johor Baru, Malaysia, arrived at the Kualanamu Airport in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra on Wednesday
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he body of an Indonesia migrant worker who died during a boating accident in the waters of Johor Baru, Malaysia, arrived at the Kualanamu Airport in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra on Wednesday.
The body of Trisha Manulang aka Maya was picked up by her family and brought to a funeral home on Jl. Flamboyan in Medan Denai district.
Her father Hormat Manulang said Maya had been a migrant worker in Malaysia for five years. The family was shocked to learn she died during a vessel accident a few days ago.
“Maya was a good person. Her death is a great loss to the family,” Hormat said on Wednesday.
Maya was among the 14 known casualties of a vessel accident on Saturday night. After the boat, which reportedly carried 60 people, departed Malaysia its engine quit at around 11 p.m. Shortly afterwards the vessel was hit by a large wave and capsized. Some Malaysian fishermen found debris from the vessel at around 5 a.m. on Sunday, but most of the passengers are still missing.
