Malaysia

Three sisters drown on family outing to Port Dickson

Two other people rescued at Pantai Cahaya beach, says fire station chief

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 23 Apr 2023 10:31PM

Three sisters drown on family outing to Port Dickson
The Telok Kemang Fire and Rescue station says two people were rescued from drowning at Pantai Cahaya beach by members of the public and firemen (pic for illustration purposes only). – File pic, April 23, 2023

SEREMBAN – A family outing to Port Dickson turned to tragedy as three sisters who went swimming at Pantai Cahaya beach drowned while two others were rescued.

Telok Kemang Fire and Rescue station chief Azizee Alias said the three who drowned were identified as R. Kalaivani, 30, R. Dawige, 29, and R. Sathiyadevi, 19, from Banting in Selangor.

Their bodies were found after receiving a distress call from members of the public at 5.57pm.

“The bodies of the three victims were found about 50m from the beach. At the time of the incident, it was high tide and the sea was choppy. I was also informed that the area was restricted from swimming activities.

“Two others who were rescued were R. Veeran, 26, and J. Sathiswaran, 29. They were rescued by members of the public and firemen. The duo were later sent to hospital for treatment,” he said today.

Azizee said the bodies of the three sisters were handed to police. – Bernama, April 23, 2023

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