Foreign worker suffers seizure before falling into sea at Pangkor jetty

IPOH: A 38-year-old Myanmar national is believed to have fallen into the sea after suffering a seizure at a jetty in Sungai Pinang Besar, Pulau Pangkor.

Perak Fire and Rescue Department assistant operations director Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said the foreign worker was on a boat that was taxied at the jetty before the 12.45pm incident on Monday (Nov 9).

"When the team arrived at the scene, the operation chief was informed that a Myanmar national had suffered a seizure and fell into the sea.

"The search operation is ongoing," he said in a statement