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Man feared drowned while fishing in Bachok

28 Apr 2023 06:16pm
A man is feared to have drowned while fishing in Bachok.
A man is feared to have drowned while fishing in Bachok.

BACHOK - A man was reported to have been washed away by waves while fishing in Pantai Telong here yesterday.

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Kelantan deputy director (operations) Maritime Commander Khairun Dalilah Baharin identified him as Mohamad Azwan Mohd Azman, 28.

She said the incident happened when Mohamad Azwan, two of his friends and four children were fishing with cast nets.

"After receiving a report at 8.20 pm, the Kuantan Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRSC) activated a search and rescue (SAR) operation at 8.45 pm.

"A Perkasa 32 boat was deployed to the location and a forward SAR base was set up on Pantai Telong,” she said in a statement today.

Bachok district police chief Supt Mohamad Ismail Jamaluddin said 31 personnel, including from MMEA, the Civil Defence Force and Fire and Rescue Department, were involved in the SAR operations. - BERNAMA

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