MELAKA – The Melaka Tengah Fire and Rescue Department firefighter who lost consciousness during a flood rescue operation at Kg Sg Putat, Ayer Keroh, died early today.
Melaka Fire and Rescue Department director Abu Bakar Katain said Mohd Diya Che Jusoh, 46, breathed his last at 3.11am today at the Emergency and Trauma Department of Melaka Hospital here.
“The remains will be buried at the Masjid An-Nur Cemetery, Krubong, at 10am today.
“The staff of the Melaka Fire and Rescue Department convey their condolences and are saddened by the incident,” he said in a statement today.
In the incident which occurred at about 5.30pm yesterday, Diya is believed to have been securing a line in a flood area to help evacuate Kg Sg Putat residents from their dwellings when he suddenly lost consciousness and fell into the swift chest-high floodwaters.
Other firefighters who witnessed the incident took about 10 minutes to get him to safety. – Bernama, October 21, 2021
