PETALING JAYA: Indonesian police have confirmed that a Malaysian was among the passengers who died after a ferry capsized in the Bali Strait last week.
Antara News quoted an east Java police spokesman, Adam Bimantoro, as confirming that Fauzey Awang, 58, was among those who lost their lives in the tragedy.
He said this was based on the victim’s medical data and the personal belongings found on the deceased.
Fauzey was believed to have been in a tourist van which was on board the ferry when it capsized. He was said to have been on his way back to Malaysia via the Bali airport after taking a van from Ketapang in east Java.
A total of 15 people died after the ferry KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya capsized in the Bali Strait on the night of July 2. Thirty people have been rescued while 20 others are still missing.