A man is believed to have drowned while fishing for giant freshwater prawns with his friend after their boat overturned near the Pengkalan Nangka Dam (Tok Gong) in Sungai Besut, early Saturday (Sept 23) morning.
Besut OCPD Supt Mohd Rozak Muhammad stated that Hussin Jusoh, 46, from Kampung Telaga Papan, Pasir Putih, Kelantan, is still missing, while his friend Mohd Faizol Ya, 35, managed to survive the incident.
The police were informed of the incident at 2.50am and immediately launched a search and rescue operation to locate the victim. The operation involves the police, the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department, and the Malaysian Civil Defence Force. Two rescue boats have been deployed for the SAR operation.
Supt Mohd Rozak explained that the boat carrying Hussin and Mohd Faizol had drifted while they were fishing, despite being anchored at the Kampung Amir jetty near the dam’s entrance. Unfortunately, the boat capsized, and while Mohd Faizol was able to swim to safety, Hussin was swept away by strong currents.
-Bernama
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