KUANTAN: A teenage boy is feared to have drowned while fishing after falling into Sungai Pahang from a floating platform at Jalan Kampung Pedah, Kampung Jerantut Feri, Jerantut, near here, Saturday (Jan 4).
A spokesman from the Pahang Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) said they received an emergency call about the incident at 5.07pm Saturday, and eight personnel from the Jerantut Fire and Rescue Station were dispatched to the scene.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the victim, Azri Fahmi, 14, was fishing with two friends at the floating platform before he fell into Sungai Pahang and was swept away by the current.
"The fire and rescue team conducted a surface water rescue search using the villagers’ boats across a 1.5km area. The Operations Centre has also activated the Water Rescue Team from the Bukit Angin Fire and Rescue Station,” the spokesman said in a statement Saturday.
He said the rescue operation is ongoing with the cooperation of the police and assistance from the villagers. - Bernama
