Anxious moments for stranded couple in Teluk Tongkang
APM personnel rescuing the victims by boat and transferring them to the medical team for necessary assistance.
KUANTAN - A couple experienced moments of anxiety when they found themselves stranded on a rocky area in Teluk Tongkang as a result of high tide on Thursday.
The husband, 38, and his 36-year-old wife were fortunate to be rescued by a team from the Civil Defence Force (APM).
Kuantan district civil defence officer Captain Saifu Nizam Ab Rahman said his department was alerted to the incident at about 2:50pm.
"APM subsequently despatched three rescuers to the scene via a boat.
"The couple was successfully rescued and handed over to the medical team for examinations at the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital (HTAA)," he said.
