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anotHer dive accidenT in fisHing Trip

NST ALOR STAR : A fishing trip for 10 people proved a disaster when one drowned and another was found unconscious near Pulau Perak, 60 nautical miles from Langkawi, near here 23 October 2012. Rosli Mohamad Isa, 32, was believed to have drowned after he ran out of oxygen supply from his diving equipment. His friend, Harris Abdullah, 44, was hospitalised after he fell unconscious while trying to rescue the victim. Harris, from Gurun, near here, was admitted to Langkawi Hospital. He is also asthmatic and in critical condition. Rosli and nine of his friends went fishing in a rented boat when the mishap took place on Sunday. Rosli, a technician at the Sungai Petani Municipal Council, had decided to take a dive about 10am. His friends felt something amiss after Rosli failed to emerge about an hour later and Harris went to search for him. Friends on the boat panicked when they saw Harris and Rosli floating in the water. They fished out both men before alerting the Malaysian