Missing marathoner found dead after four-day search


Student of Sekolah Menengah Sains Sultan Mahmud Ahmad Rafikin Azman, 16 went missing after the marathon in Terengganu.

HULU TERENGGANU: The search-and-rescue mission for marathon runner Ahmad Rafikin Azman at the Sekayu waterfalls came to a tragic end with the discovery of the 16-year-old's body.

Rescuers found the body of the Form Four student wedged between some rocks at about 3.30pm Tuesday, four days after he went missing while competing in the Mount Gajah Terom Challenge 2014.

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