Man feared drowned after jumping off bridge


GEORGE TOWN: A 20-year-old man is feared to have drowned after leaping from the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge here in the wee hours of Tuesday (Oct 26).

The Penang Fire & Rescue Department spokesperson said the department received a distress call informing them about the incident at KM12.6 of theBatu Maung-bound lane of the bridge at 2.47am.

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