ALOR SETAR, April 6 -- A mother's grief spilled into the corridors of Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah as she arrived to claim the body of her daughter, one of two teacher trainees who drowned in a kayaking incident in Kedah.

"Where is my child? Mummy loves Joey. mummy doesn't want Joey to die." she cried, her voice breaking as she called out for her daughter in the mortuary.

Ling Ling Siang - known as Joey - 20, died after her kayak capsized off Pantai Merdeka near Sungai Petani on Saturday, in an outing that has since raised questions over safety and oversight.

Her parents had travelled from Sibu, Sarawak, first flying to Kuala Lumpur before making the long journey by road to Kedah. They reached the hospital at about 4.57pm yesterday, accor...