MISSING ANGLER FOUND DROWNED IN SUNGAI PENGKALAN NANGKA

KOTA BHARU, May 5 (Bernama) -- An angler who was reported missing after falling into Sungai Pengkalan Nangka in Tumpat on Saturday was found drowned at 11.31 pm last night.

Operations commander Senior Fire Officer II Mohd Nazdy Mohd Nor said the body of Muhammad Salam Mohd Daud, 27, was discovered by villagers at the same location where he was reported to have slipped and fallen.

“Muhammad Salam’s body was found floating by villagers,” he said today.

He added that the body was sent to Tumpat Hospital for further action and that the search and rescue operation has been officially concluded.

Yesterday, the media reported that the victim and his friend, Mohammad Nor Amirul Mohd Zaid, 25, had gone to the location around 9 pm on Saturday to fish, when Muhammad Salam slipped and fell into the river.

Meanwhile, the victim’s father, Mohd Daud Che Husin, 56, expressed gratitude that his son’s body was found, despite the tragic outcome.

“I have been praying and performing special prayers for my son’s body to be found - even if he is no longer alive - so that we would at least have a grave to visit,” he said, adding that his son, the third of five siblings, will be laid to rest at the Kampung Talak Muslim Cemetery today.

-- BERNAMA