KUALA TERENGGANU: The body of an 11-year-old boy, who was feared to have drowned after falling into Sungai Tok Hakim in Kampung Tok Hakim near here on Wednesday (Dec 27), has been discovered.
Kuala Terengganu fire station chief Rozizah Abni Hajar stated that a Fire and Rescue Department team found the body of Muhammad Harraz Ilman Mohd Syahril Redhuan at 11 am on Thursday (Dec 28), about 30m from where he was last seen and at a depth of about 1.5m.
She said the body was handed over to the police.
“The body was found face down at the bottom of the river.
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“We had difficulty finding it because of weather conditions and the riverbed being full of undergrowth,” she said when met at the scene of the incident in Kampung Tok Hakim here.
Rozizah said the operation, which began at 5pm Wednesday, ended at noon Thursday.
Muhammad Harraz Ilman was reported missing after he slipped and fell into the river while playing with his brother Muhammad Firas Wafiy, nine, and a friend at 4:46 pm.
A total of 72 personnel from various agencies, including the department’s K9 unit, took part in the operation. – Bernama
