IPOH: A 32-year-old man, feared to have drowned at a Tenaga Nasional Berhad substation at the Sultan Azlan Shah Dam in Ulu Kinta on Friday (Feb 27), is believed to have been involved in a cable theft attempt with an accomplice.
Ipoh district police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said Tanjung Rambutan police received a report of cable theft in the area at about 12.40am, followed 10 minutes later by another report that a man was feared drowned near the same location.
"The man feared drowned is believed to have been involved in cable theft with another suspect, who also ended up in the water but was rescued after becoming trapped on the dam embankment. He has since been detained to assist in the investigation," he said on Saturday (Feb 28).
"The area is classified as high risk. The Fire and Rescue Department is continuing search and rescue operations for the suspect," he added.
Meanwhile, Perak assistant operations director of the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department, Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad, said the search was being conducted using surface techniques around the reported drowning site.
He said 10 personnel from the Tambun Fire and Rescue Station were deployed for the search, assisted by the Water Rescue team from the Ipoh Fire and Rescue Station.
"The search and rescue operation also involves eight Royal Malaysia Police officers and 10 dam staff," he said in a statement. – Bernama
