POH: A 2-year-and-10-month-old boy is feared drowned after falling into a river during a family outing at Dataran Sungai Jahang, Kampung Jahang, near Gopeng, around noon today.
Perak Fire and Rescue Department Operations Division assistant director Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said a team from the Gopeng Fire and Rescue Station was dispatched to the scene after receiving a call at 12.06pm.
“The search involved the police, villagers and a nearby tour company, which assisted by providing eight rafting boats.
“By 3.45 pm, search teams extended their initial search to a distance of four kilometres from the location where the victim was reported to have fallen,” he said in a statement.
He said the search area was being expanded this afternoon, with a control post already set up at the scene.
Personnel from the Kampar Fire and Rescue Station were also assisting by monitoring the river downstream near Kampar, he said, adding that the search is still ongoing.
In a separate incident at Pulau Pangkor, a 38-year-old Myanmar was feared drowned after suffering a seizure and falling into the sea.
Sabarodzi said the department received an emergency call at 12.54pm before a team from the Pangkor Fire and Rescue Station was dispatched to the scene.
“Upon arrival, the operations commander was informed that the man had suffered a seizure while aboard a boat moored at the jetty before falling into the sea.
“The search operation is ongoing,” he said.