Body found floating in river near Sitiawan

LUMUT: The body of a man believed to be a foreigner was found floating in a river in Kampung Simpang Lima, Gurney's Town, Sitiawan, near here Monday.

Manjung Police chief ACP Tengku Mohd Zailan Tengku Ahmad Shah said a man saw what looked like a human body in the river while passing by the area at 8.50am.

"The fully-clothed body is believed to be that of a foreigner. It had got stuck on a piece of wood in the river. The body could have been in the river for 24 hours," he said when contacted.

There were no identification documents on the body, which was sent to the Seri Manjung Hospital, he said. - Bernama