A 15-year-old boy reported missing while bathing in a river near Kampung Peta Jetty in Endau, Mersing has been found drowned.
MERSING: The body of a missing 15-year-old boy was recovered from a river here today. Muhammad Adam Haziq Muhammad Hazriq had been reported missing while bathing near the Kampung Peta Jetty in Endau.
Mersing police chief Supt Abdul Razak Abdullah Sani said the body was discovered at 12.41 pm. The Fire and Rescue Department’s Water Rescue Unit found the victim about 100 metres from where he went missing at a depth of six metres.
“The body was taken to Mersing Hospital, and the case has been classified as sudden death,” he said.
The Endau Fire and Rescue Station received an emergency call at 9.24 pm on March 24. Senior Fire Officer II Mohd Sahrel Anuar Mawarday said six personnel were dispatched to the scene located 135 kilometres away.
The team arrived at 11.45 pm and conducted initial monitoring. A full search and rescue operation began at 9 am today following discussions with the victim’s family.