Bentong chalet tragedy: Body of boy found, another person still missing

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BENTONG: The body of a boy, believed to be one of the victims from a chalet in Bentong, Pahang, feared drowned following a mud flood incident on Dec 18, has been found.

Bentong Fire and Rescue Station chief Mohd Zamri Abdul Ghani said the remains of the child were recovered at about 10.30am on Wednesday .

He said the body was caught in a pile of wood at the edge of the forest near the Karak Highway heading to Kuala Lumpur, about one kilometre from the scene.He said the identity of the boy has yet to be established, but the department believed that the body was that of Emmanuel Chang, six.He said the search and rescue operation began at 9.40am involving 26 members of the Fire and Rescue Department and the Civil Defence Force.

He added the SAR operation is still ongoing with the assistance of two tracker dogs to locate the last victim, the owner of the chalet, Bobby Lim Yoke Hoong.On Saturday, more than 30 people, including nine children, faced anxious moments when they were stranded by a mud flood while putting up at a chalet in Bentong, Pahang. – Bernama

 

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