Korean man drowns off Sabah, Malaysia
Waves hit rocks during sunset on the shore at Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Gettyimagesbank
By Jung Min-ho
A young Korean tourist has drowned off Sabah, a Malaysian state famous for its beaches.
According to the Korean Embassy in Malaysia Monday, the body of the man, 18, surnamed An, was found early Sunday after he had been swept out to sea from Karambunai Beach at Kota Kinabalu on Friday.
An and his two college friends went to Kota Kinabalu for a holiday on June 24. They were scheduled to leave on June 28, the day of the tragedy.
Strong waves swept An into deep water while he was swimming with his friends at around 3:30 p.m. After he disappeared, his friends asked resort workers for help.
, a local paper, reported that a fisherman found An's body off Kg Gayang, about 4km away from where he was last seen.
An embassy official said the embassy will help his family return the body to Korea as early as possible.