CHUKAI: A man who was reported missing while trying to save his son from being swept away by currents in Lubuk Tapeng, Air Putih, near here was found drowned.
Kemaman district police chief Supt Hanyan Ramlan said the body of factory worker Mohd Mirwan Mohd Ramli, 40, was found by a search and rescue team at 10.23am today (Feb 27), 300m from the location of the incident.
"The body of Mohd Mirwan was sent to the Kemaman Hospital's forensics unit for further investigations," he said when contacted.
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In the incident at about 1.45pm yesterday (Feb 26), the factory worker together with his wife and two sons went to Lubuk Tapeng for fishing and swimming.
However, tragedy struck when the victim saw one of his sons, Muhammad Zafran Aidil, 12, in difficulties while swimming, and jumped in to save the boy but went missing instead.
Muhammad Zafran, however, managed to save himself by clinging to a nearby tree branch. - Bernama
