JOHOR BAHRU: A five-year-old boy died after he was believed to have fallen into a ditch before being swept away at Lorong Cempaka Batu 18 ½, Kampung Sungai Tiram here last night.
Head of Johor Jaya Fire and Rescue Station, Senior Assistant Fire Chief Mohd Faiz Ramli said the victim’s body was found stuck at the base of a palm tree in a nearby river at 10.30 pm by the Water Rescue Team unit, about two kilometres from where he was reported to have fallen.
“The boy was said to have been playing on the road next to the ditch before falling into it. He was confirmed dead when found and the body has been handed over to the police,” he said in a statement today.
Mohd Faiz said they received a call regarding the incident at 7.07 pm and dispatched 14 personnel to the scene.
In Kuantan, a businessman who was reported missing while wading through flash floods in Sungai Lembing town yesterday, was found dead early today.
Kuantan district police chief ACP Wan Mohd Zahari Wan Busu said the body of Lee Yie Chong, 62, was found at 12.45 am today about 100 metres from where he was last seen.
“The victim was found in Kampung Jelihan Sungai Lembing and the case is classified as sudden death,” he said in a statement here today.
Lee, the owner of the 3D Sungai Lembing shop was reported missing at around 7 pm yesterday while wading through waist-deep water with his wife and son to get to the family car, which was parked on a higher ground, to go home.
The victim, who was walking in the middle between his wife and child, is said to have complained of fatigue before being swept away by the strong current.
He was reported to have complained of tiredness before being swept by the current.
Earlier, the family members were said to be moving goods in the shop to the upper floor due to the flood and were wading through the flood waters to go home after completing the task.
Flash floods hit Sungai Lembing town yesterday following continuous heavy rain. – BERNAMA
