Three people passed away among the 25 people rescued from a tourist boat, which sank off the Malaysian coast, according to local media.

Axar.az reports that, at least three people among found passengers from a tourist boat, which sank off the Malaysian coast, die after being rescued, media reported Sunday, citing the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA).

A Royal Malaysian Navy sailor (L) gestures as he stands aboard a naval ship during a search and rescue mission for boat-people, near the Thai-Malaysia border north of Langkawi island on May 28, 2015

Three people passed away among the 25 people rescued, while six people remained missing.
A tourist boat traveling to Mengalum Island with 28 Chinese nationals and three crew members on board was reported missing on Sunday after it did not return from the excursion.

Earlier in the day, reports emerged that the Malaysian rescue teams had found 25 people from the boat, including two crew members.