THE naked body of a woman was found floating in a river near Pekan Lama in Sungei Petani today at about 1:30 pm.
Kuala Muda District Police Chief, Assistant Commissioner Hanyan Ramlan, said the body was discovered lying face-up by the public passing the area.
"The identity and ethnicity of the deceased remain unknown. We urge the public, if anyone has a missing family member, to come forward and lodge a police report," he said.
He said that verifying the individual's citizenship or identifying any signs of injury is difficult, given that the body has already decomposed.
The body was sent to Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital here for a post-mortem examination.
"We will also check the Kuala Muda district and surrounding areas to see if there are any missing person reports that match this description of a woman aged 30 or older," he said. – November 12, 2026
