Updated 2 hours ago ·
Published on 13 Dec 2023 9:57PM ·
Rescuers recover the body of a five-year-old boy, who drowned in a river after falling off a jetty in Kuala Rompin. – EPA pic, December 13, 2023.
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy who was reported missing after falling off a jetty since Monday was found drowned in a river near the Simpang Sepayang flood housing area at Kuala Rompin in Rompin today.
Rompin district police chief Mohd Azhari Mukhtar said a search and rescue team found the body of Rizq Ramadhina Jamaluddin at 5.30pm about 4km from where the victim was said to have fallen.
He said police first received a report of the victim’s disappearance at about 5.25pm on Monday, after the boy was believed to have fallen off a jetty near their home while fishing with three other siblings.
“Following the report, we started searching for the boy on Monday, and today’s operation found the child. The victim’s body was taken to the Rompin Hospital for further action,” he said tonight.
The search and rescue operation involved 116 officers from various security agencies, including police, the Fire and Rescue Department and the Civil Defence Force, along with villagers, he said. – Bernama, December 13, 2023.
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