ALOR SETAR: A man whose car skidded and plunged into a river along Jalan Ampang Bay here has been found drowned.
Alor Setar Fire fire station chief Ismail Mohd Zain said the body of Ooi Cheah Jhun, 28, who lived on Jalan Anggerik here, was found inside the car at the bottom of the river on Monday (Dec 22).
"We received a call on the incident at 10.37am today and 12 members of the Water Rescue Team from the Jitra and Sungai Petani stations were deployed to the scene.
"They executed five dives starting at 1.29pm.
"At about 2.35pm, the victim’s car was located on the riverbed and raised to the surface using special equipment, before the victim’s body was recovered and handed over to police for further action," he said at the scene.
Ismail said witnesses reported that the car was still afloat after falling in before it was swept away by strong currents and started to sink.
"The car was found about 20m from the point where it struck the river embankment and at a depth of 7m.
"It was difficult to locate because of the murky water and swift current," he said. – Bernama
