Soldier found drowned, another missing in incident at Gerik river

GERIK: A soldier was found drowned, and another remains missing after being swept away by strong currents while crossing Sungai Merah here.

The incident occurred last Friday around 6pm while both victims were conducting operations at Kota Echo/Foxtrot in the Royal Belum Forest area.

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