KUALA LUMPUR: Fire and Rescue Department personnel entered the pump station of Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) plant in Pantai Dalam twice on Friday to check sewage residue and track down any clues in the search for the sinkhole victim.
A Bernama observation found that members wore special white PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) and helmets at noon and 3.35pm.
Each inspection was carried out by the members involved for almost 30 minutes, to find, track and identify the whereabouts of the victim and to see if the 48-year-old woman was at the terminal point, the last location where she would probably be found.
Bernama understands that inspections will continue to be carried out twice a day until the victim is found.
The search and rescue (SAR) operation at the plant was suspended at 4.45pm on Friday (Aug 30) and will resume on Saturday (Aug 31).
Last Friday, the victim, a tourist from Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India identified as Vijayalaksmi, 48, went missing after falling into an eight-metre deep pit following a sinkhole incident in Jalan Masjid India at 8.22am.
The victim, who was in the country with her family for a trip, was walking in the area to go to a nearby temple to have breakfast before the incident. - Bernama
