Cops identify eight victims still missing in Kemaman water surge incident

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CHUKAI, July 3 — The eight individuals, including seven family members, who are still missing in the water surge incident at Jeram Mawar waterfall, Air Putih near here yesterday,...

CHUKAI, July 3 — The eight individuals, including seven family members, who are still missing in the water surge incident at Jeram Mawar waterfall, Air Putih near here yesterday, have been identified.

Earlier the dead victims were identified as Azizah Eiyi, 40, and her son Muhammad Zulqarnain Haikal Karim, 11, were found at about 12.30pm. Azizah’s body was found floating by the crowd after being swept away by the currents about 24 kilometres from the scene of the incident, while Muhammad Zulqarnain Haikal was found stuck on a tree branch about two km away.

Hanyan said the search and rescue operation involving 50 personnel from the police force, the Fire and Rescue Department , the Civil Defence Force was suspended at 6 pm due to unfavourable weather conditions and would resume at 8 am tomorrow. According to him, the operation would involve tracker dogs from the K9 unit of JBPM as well as assistance from other agencies and outsiders.

 

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