KOTA TINGGI: A 32-year-old local woman reported missing on Thursday (Nov 12) was found drowned in Sungai Johor near Kampung Tembioh here at 3.45pm Friday (Nov 12).
Kota Tinggi OCPD Supt Yusof Othman, in a statement, said the victim was last seen around Kota Tinggi town before a missing person report was lodged at about 5.36pm Thursday.
Following the report, police opened an investigation paper and sent a team of officers and personnel led by the Kota Tinggi police station chief to locate her, he said.
The search and rescue operation, assisted by local fishermen, found the victim floating and unconscious, and an assistant medical officer confirmed she had died.
Supt Yusof said the victim's next of kin were called to the scene for preliminary identification and confirmed the body was that of their missing family member.
The body was sent to the Sultan Ismail Hospital Forensic Unit for further action, and the case has been classified as sudden death, he added. — Bernama
