BACHOK – A 12-year-old boy is feared to have drowned while trying to save his nephew at Pantai Kemayan, here, this morning.
Bachok district police chief Mohamad Ismail Jamaluddin said in the 8am incident, the victim, Ahmad Fadhlullah Mohamad, went missing after trying to save his nephew, Muhammad Nabil Irfan Ismail Mokhtar, 11, who slipped from the concrete embankment.
“The incident occurred when Nabil was believed to have slipped and fallen into the sea and upon seeing the situation, Fadhlullah and his sister Nurul Afiqah, 19, jumped into the water to save the victim.
“However, Nabil was finally rescued but Fadhlullah was lost in the big waves,” he said when contacted, today.
He said search-and-rescue efforts are still being carried out with the help of personnel from the Fire and Rescue Department, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency and the Civil Defence Force. – Bernama, March 5, 2023
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