Kuala lumpur: Eight tourists were injured when a tourist boat capsized during a parasailing activity in Langkawi today. Langkawi deputy police chief, Supt Samsulmuddin Sulaiman, said they received information from the public about the capsized boat incident at Pantai Tengah around 1.15 pm.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the boat was carrying six tourists, three adult men, two women, and a boy, along with two crew members. At the time of the incident, one of the tourists was parasailing but was safely brought down.

The incident is believed to have occurred during strong winds, and all the victims were rescued by bystanders who were at the scene. He added that based on preliminary information, no victims sustained serious injuries and all of them are being treated at Sultanah Maliha Hospital.