JOHOR BARU, Jan 3 — Firemen managed to save a 37-year-old man after he struggled to cling to a tree shortly after his motorcycle was swept away by floodwaters in an incident at Bukit Sengit Pogoh in Segamat here early today.
Bandar Baru Segamat Fire and Rescue Station operations commander Senior Fire Superintendent II Kenny Ismol Abd Rahman said six firemen were immediately rushed to the scene after the station received a report of the incident from the public at 7.58am. He said the victim, identified as Nor Ibrahim Ariffin, was earlier riding his Yamaha RX-Z motorcycle as he attempted to cross a flooded road.“However, the victim managed to cling onto a tree and firemen managed to rescue the victim using ropes and brought him to safety,” said Kenny Ismol in a statement issued here today.
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