KLUANG – The body of a man believed to be Md Rajihan Junaidi, who was swept away by floodwaters with his car at Batu 18, Jalan Kluang-Mersing, Johor, on Saturday, was found around 15m from the location of his sunken vehicle this afternoon.
Kluang Fire and Rescue Station chief Akob Sidek said the body was found at 5.15pm when rescue personnel searched the area before the body was brought to the surface and taken to a boat to be handed over to the police.
He said that with the discovery of the 28-year-old victim’s body, the search and rescue operation ended at 6pm.
The victim’s body has been taken to the Enche’ Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital in Kluang for a post-mortem, he added.
The discovery of Rajihan’s body today brings the total of deaths linked to the recent floods in Johor to three. – Bernama, January 4, 2021
