The body of a teenage boy was found washed ashore on the Sg Miri beach, Labuan after he was reported missing while swimming with his stepbrother there yesterday.

A search and rescue team from the Labuan Fire and Rescue Department found the body of Al Saeif Manahan, 17, who was from a nearby village, at 5am today.

Labuan Fire and Rescue Department director Ismaidi Ismail said the teenager and his stepbrother Al Faiez Rizal Adnan, 23, were out swimming when the tragedy occurred at about 2pm on Sunday.

The step-siblings were believed to have gone for the swim at about 1 pm before the incident happened.

Ismaidi said Al Faiez was rescued not far from the beach about half an hour after the SAR operation was launched.

- Bernama

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