AN outing to the beach for a group turned into tragedy when two of them were found drowned at Chenang Beach in Langkawi, yesterday evening.
In the 5.50pm incident, the victims were identified as R Nurenthiran, 38, and M Suresh, 46, both from Selangor.
Langkawi Deputy District Police Chief, Superintendent Samsulmuddin Sulaiman, said his department received an emergency call about the incident at 6.05pm.
"Both victims were rescued by members of the public using a jet ski and taken to the beach before being sent to the Sultanah Maliha Hospital (HSM) here for further treatment.
"However, an examination by medical officers at the emergency ward found that both were deceased," he said in a statement.
Samsulmuddin said initial investigations found that the victims had come to the island for a holiday with their family and were believed to have gone to a public beach area before the incident.
He said the case was classified as sudden death (SDR). - October 23, 2025
