Boy drowns at Taping Beach

CHUKAI - An eight-year-old boy was found drowned while playing at Taping Beach, Kemasek, here today.

Kemaman police chief Supt Hanyan Ramlan said Muhammad Ammar Azwan Azani was believed to have swept away by the waves while playing with friends at the beach area.

He said the police received the distress call at 5.21 pm.

"The victim's body was found by members of the public about half an hour later," he said when contacted.

Hanyan said the body was sent to the Kemaman Hospital. - BERNAMA