Body of woman found snagged on fishing net line in Sungai Kuantan


KUANTAN: The body of an unidentified woman was found snagged on a fishing net buoy line in Sungai Kuantan near Jalan Besar here on Sunday (Nov 1).

Kuantan police chief Asst Comm Ashari Abu Samah said police received information regarding the incident from the public at 12.38pm.

He said initial checks at the scene found the body of a woman, believed to be in her 30s, wearing a red shirt and white shorts with black patterns.

"Further checks revealed bloody scratch marks on the victim’s forehead, but no other injuries indicating foul play were found,” he said in a statement on Sunday.

ACP Ashari said the body was sent to Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital for a post-mortem, and the case is currently classified as sudden death. — Bernama

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