MUAR: The body of a man whose car plunged into Sungai Panchor in Pagoh on Monday (Oct 13) was found and retrieved at 1.01am on Tuesday (Oct 14) by the search team.
Pagoh Fire and Rescue Station operations commander Nor Alfatah Omar said the victim, identified as Mud Husni Mahmud, 47, was found inside a black car, on the bottom of the river at about 15m deep.
"At 10.21pm, the water rescue unit from the Muar and Skudai Fire and Rescue Stations, managed to locate the vehicle about 50 metres from the riverbank before it was lifted using a crane," he said in a statement.
The body was later handed over to the police for further action.
The operation ended at 1.38am and involved 20 personnel from the Pagoh, Muar and Skudai Fire and Rescue Stations. - Bernama
