KUANTAN – The body of Nur Zakirah Ahmad Hussin, 19, believed to be the sixth person to die in Pahang floods, was found today.
She was reported missing after the boat she was travelling in capsized in Sg Jelai, Lipis, on Monday.
District police chief Azli Mohd Noor, in a statement, said Nur Zakirah’s body was found about 11am under the Bukit Betong rail bridge in Padang Tengku, some 11km from where the boat capsized.
Nur Zakirah was on the boat with her father, Ahmad Hussin Mad Aris, 52, mother, Rozi Omar, 52, and sister, Nur Aina, 23.
The family were returning to Bukit Betong to check on their flood-hit home.
Hussin and Nur Aina swam to safety. Rozi’s body was found on Tuesday. – Bernama, January 8, 2021
