ALOR STAR – Two brothers went missing, with one found dead after their boat was hit by a storm in the waters of Kuala Sala near here, early this morning.
Kuala Kedah Maritime Zone director Noor Azreyanti Ishak said that the brothers were Mohd Farizan Tajuddin, 41, and Mohd Faudzi, 48, from Kuala Sala.
“The Kuala Kedah Maritime Zone operations centre received a call regarding the incident from Kota Sarang Semut police station after one of the victim’s family members informed police about the matter.
“Before the incident, the brothers had gone out to sea to fish for shrimp with another of their relatives, using two separate boats,” she said in a statement here today.
She said following the storm, the boat boarded by the two victims was found floating in the sea by a local fishing boat, while their relative was safe, stranded on a nearby beach.
Noor Azreyanti said the Langkawi Maritime Rescue Sub Centre activated search-and-rescue operations at 1.30pm and mobilised the Perkasa 1224 boat to locate the missing victims.
She later said the search operations centre was informed at 4.20pm that local fishermen found Farizan dead at a mangrove swamp near Kuala Kangkung.
“Efforts to locate the victim is ongoing, with the help of the Marine Police Force, Fire and Rescue Department, and Civil Defence Force, as well as several local fishing boats.
“The Kuala Kedah Maritime Zone also asks the fishing community to report any clues at sea through the 24-hour emergency line MERS999 or the Kuala Kedah Maritime Zone Operations Centre at 04-731 0579,” he said. – Bernama, June 6, 2023
