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Body believed to be third flood victim found 15m from sunken car in Johor

After being swept away by Johor floodwaters in vehicle, rescue personnel find corpse thought to be Md Rajihan Junaidi

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 04 Jan 2021 11:39PM

Body believed to be third flood victim found 15m from sunken car in Johor
A search-and-rescue today revealed the body of Md Rajihan Junaidi, 28, who was carried away in his car by strong flood currents. – Unsplash pic, January 4, 2021

KLUANG – The body of a man believed to be Md Rajihan Junaidi, who was swept away by floodwaters with his car at Batu 18, Jalan Kluang-Mersing, Johor, on Saturday, was found around 15m from the location of his sunken vehicle this afternoon.

Kluang Fire and Rescue Station chief Akob Sidek said the body was found at 5.15pm when rescue personnel searched the area before the body was brought to the surface and taken to a boat to be handed over to the police.

He said that with the discovery of the 28-year-old victim’s body, the search and rescue operation ended at 6pm.

The victim’s body has been taken to the Enche’ Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital in Kluang for a post-mortem, he added.

The discovery of Rajihan’s body today brings the total of deaths linked to the recent floods in Johor to three. – Bernama, January 4, 2021

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