IPOH, Sept 23 (Bernama) – The body of a man, believed to have drowned, was found floating in Sungai Perak near a sand dredging ship tonight about 800 meters from where he was reported to have fallen at a ship repair workshop in Batu 8, Jalan Maharajalela near Teluk Intan.
Perak Fire and Rescue Department acting assistant director of operations, Shazlean Mohd Hanafiah, said the department received information from a fisherman in the area about the victim, Neoh Jun Jie, 24, who worked as a tyre fitter on the side of a cargo ship, at 9:18 pm tonight.
"The victim is believed to have drowned after falling into the river while working on installing tyres on the side of a ship under repair yesterday. The estimated distance from the ship to the riverbank is 10 meters.
"The victim was brought to a safe location at 9:58 pm and handed over to the police for further action. The operation was fully concluded at 10:40 pm," he said in a statement tonight.
He said the fire department received a call about the victim falling into the river at 4:20 pm yesterday, and a search and rescue (SAR) operation was immediately launched at 4:41 pm.
According to Shazlean, the SAR operation was postponed at 7:15 pm yesterday before resuming at 8 am this morning.
He said the steps taken included the Water Rescue Unit (PPDA) performing a dive, applying the LAST concept, and conducting a surface search.
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