Body of missing fireman found after 19 hours


BUTTERWORTH: The body of a fireman reported missing after falling into the river while carrying out maintenance work on a boat at the Fire and Rescue Department’s Marine Jetty in Mak Mandin on Thursday was found this afternoon, about 19 hours after the tragedy.

Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad said the body of Mohd Izwan, 42, was found by the search and rescue (SAR) team at 5.32pm on Friday (Feb 23) within a 20-meter radius from where the victim fell.

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