Bodies of Singaporeans to return from Sabah

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Jun 07, 2015 10:26 pm

The bodies of five pupils from Tanjong Katong Primary School, their teacher, and their adventure guide will return to Singapore tonight.

The Ministry of Education (MOE) confirmed that an RSAF C-130 aircraft would bring them back, flying from Kota Kinabalu International Airport on Sunday evening.

The next-of-kin will return on another C-130 aircraft.

About 70 people were seen boarding one of two RSAF C-130s at Kota Kinabalu International Airport this evening, shortly after 6pm. It is believed the planes are bound for Singapore. For more updates http://ow.ly/NYI9S

Posted by The New Paper on Sunday, 7 June 2015

The search for student Navdeep Singh Jaryal S/O Raj Kumar and teacher Mohammad Ghazi Bin Mohamed continues.

As of Sunday, six pupils are confirmed to have died.

One male pupil is in critical but stable condition in intensive care at Gleneagles Kota Kinabalu Hospital.