59-year-old woman drowns after falling into drain in Kluang

KLUANG: A 59-year-old woman drowned after falling into a 1m-deep drain along Jalan Setia in Kampung Contoh here Saturday (Jan 2).

Kluang Fire and Rescue Department operation commander Shamsul Amri Mohd Shahab said the department received a distress call at 12.39pm on Saturday and deployed one fire truck with nine personnel to the location.

"The body of the victim, identified as Halijah Majid, was recovered by members of the public inside the drain that was filled with water.

“Health Department personnel tried to perform CPR to save the victim but she was pronounced dead at the location,” he said Saturday.

Shamsul added that the victim’s body was then handed over to the police for further action and the operation ended at about 2.55pm.

Meanwhile, Kluang OCPD Asst Comm Low Hang Seng confirmed the case.