ALOR STAR – Three members of a family are missing and feared drowned after a Proton Persona car that they were in skidded before plunging into a river at Jambatan Pantai Cicar, Kuala Ketil near Baling yesterday.
Baling district police chief Shamsudin Mamat said the three were identified as Mashitoh Ibrahim, 37, and her two sons Mohd Ziyad Zikri Sharudin, 7, and Mohd Ziyad Haziq, 5.
“Five personnel from the Fire and Rescue Department on a rescue boat are now trying to locate the victims in the river using the ‘grappling iron’ technique.
“We have not managed to locate the victims and we will update from time to time of new developments,” he said in a statement here yesterday.
Meanwhile, Kedah Fire and Rescue Department deputy director, assistant fire commissioner Syufaat Kamaron said they received a distress call at 6.42pm about a car plunging into a river.
“The river was fast-moving at the time. Several boats owned by the village folk were also used in the search and rescue. They also said they witnessed the incident.
“Rescue personnel conducting a water surface search were still unable to locate the position of the vehicle.
“The department’s water rescue unit using two aluminium boats from the Baling and Tikam Batu Rescue and Fire Stations have been deployed to the location,” he said. – Bernama, June 26, 2022
