ALOR SETAR: Two brothers drowned in the Sungai Sedim waterfall near Kulim on Sunday (Feb 26) afternoon.
Kulim district police chief Supt Mohd Redzuan Salleh said before the incident, the victims, Mohamad Syazwan Yusof, 25, and his brother Mohamad Syafiq, 33, from Tasik Gelugor, Penang, were said to be swimming with three friends at the waterfall at 3.20pm.
He said that it was learnt that they were caught in a whirlpool. Four of them managed to escape to safety except for Mohamad Syazwan, who was feared to have drowned.
"Mohamad Syafiq jumped back into the water to save his brother. However, both were feared to have drowned," he said in a statement on Sunday night.
Mohd Redzuan said villagers helped in the search and rescue operation and the bodies of two victims were found at 3.55pm.
"The remains of both victims were sent to Kulim Hospital for the post-mortem and the case was classified as sudden death," he said. – Bernama
