KOTA TINGGI – The body of a 13-year-old girl, who was feared to have drowned after she went for an outing with a group of friends off the Tg Balau beach in Bandar Penawar here, was found at 2.37pm today.
Kota Tinggi district police chief Hussin Zamora said the body of Nurish Qhalisya Suhailizam was found by a team of rescuers about 50m from where she was reported to have drowned.
“The victim’s body was found stuck in a rock crevice and it has been sent to Kota Tinggi Hospital (HKT) for post-mortem,” he told reporters here today.
He said the victim and five others – siblings Mohd Asyraf Syazwan Mohd Fairuz, 7, and Nur Azrin Syazwani, 13; Siti Alesya Qistina Mustafa, Siti Nur Alysya Abdullah and Nur Zurin Hafeeza Mohd Azhari, also all aged 13 – had gone to the beach this morning for an outing after getting permission from their respective families.
He said Asyraf and Nur Azrin were reported to be in critical condition and are being monitored at the HKT intensive care unit while the other three are safe. – Bernama, September 9, 2022
.jpg)
