Mersing fisherman feared drowned after hitting head in fall from jetty


MERSING: A 25-year-old fisherman is feared drowned after he fell while trying to get onto a boat at the Malaysian Fisheries Development Board (LKIM) jetty in Endau here.

Endau Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Mohd Alias Hussin said fishermen were unloading their catch of the day at the jetty when the victim fell into the river around 8.30am on Thursday (Oct 29).

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