KUANTAN: A seven-year-old girl who was reported missing at the Sungai Balok estuary on May 10 was found drowned.
Pahang Fire and Rescue Department director Mohd Razam Taja Rahim said the victim, Nur Afia Ramadhannie Zolkurnain, was found about 1.5km from where she was believed to have gone missing.
“She was found by firefighters on a sandbank at 12.43am,” he said in a statement yesterday, Bernama reported.
Kuantan police chief Asst Comm Wan Mohd Zahari Wan Busu said the girl, who had gone to the estuary with her family to swim and hunt for clams, went missing at around 3.50pm.
He said that a preliminary examination did not reveal any injuries or signs of foul play, and the body has been sent to the Forensic Department of Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan for further examination.
He advised parents and guardians to remain vigilant and closely supervise their children at recreational spots such as beaches and waterfalls.
