KUANTAN: A university student is missing and feared drowned during an outing with his friends at Pantai Cherating near here.
Kuantan district police chief ACP Wan Mohd Zahari Wan Busu said police received information about the incident at about 1.45pm on Saturday (Jan 7).
He said the victim, Adam Ridhuan Abdul Rejab, 18, from Sri Kembangan, Selangor, had gone to the tourist spot for a picnic with 19 other friends.
"According to the victim's friend, the group was hit by high waves which separated them. The victim was believed to have been swept away by strong currents," he said.
He said a search is ongoing with assistance from the Pahang Fire and Rescue Department.
Meanwhile, in SHAH ALAM, a man drowned after the car he was driving plunged into a ditch near the Sabak Bernam Road Transport Department (JPJ) at around 4pm on Saturday.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Datuk Norazam Khamis said the car was believed to have been hit from behind by another which was carrying a couple in their 30s.
"When we arrived at the scene, all three victims had been removed from their vehicles.
"The driver of the car, who was in his thirties, was pronounced dead by a medical team at the scene," he said.
He was believed to have drowned, while the couple escaped injuries, Norazam said. – Bernama
