KOTA KINABALU: A teenager has gone missing after falling into a river at Kg Inobong Penampang near here.
The missing person is identified as Ashley Preston Hartley, a 13-year-old who was playing with friends by the riverbank before slipping and falling.
According to Sabah Fire and Rescue Department assistant director Hamsa Isnurdini, the distress call was received on Tuesday (Oct 10) at 6.27pm.
“We promptly dispatched our team to commence a search operation,” stated Hamsa.
The ongoing search effort is primarily focused on the area of the riverbank where the unfortunate incident occurred.
Credit: The Star : News Feed