MELAKA: The sister of a drowning victim still dearly misses her sibling four years after the tragedy near Kampung Tanjung Dahan in Kuala Linggi here.
Syahirah Izwani, 29, said the heartbreaking incident has left her family devastated until today.
“My late brother was very close to me and the fond memories of him still linger despite him not being with us anymore.
“We had the happiest years of our childhood and he was the fourth sibling out of eight,” she said when interviewed here on Wednesday (May 24).
Syahirah, who lives in Kota Damansara, Selangor said her brother Muhammad Afizudin Aidzuhan was a student and was undergoing training onboard a ship when he drowned in July 2019.
“My brother was a final year student of a marine engineering course and was 20 years old when he drowned,” she said.
Syahirah said she still harboured hope that someone who has insight into handling the causes and circumstances of the drowning can help her seek justice in her brother’s case.
“He died at a young age and life has changed dramatically.
“In my head, there are far too many unanswered questions about whether my brother had been equipped with safety apparatus while on training,” she added.
Another elder sister of a drowning victim from Malim here said she continues to celebrate her brother’s birthday although it has been 28 years after the tragic incident.
Lee Ching Ching, 48 said the memories of her brother were still fresh on her mind.
“He is the only boy among four siblings and I really pampered him as an elder sister.
“His death is the greatest loss, that too at a tender age, my heart still trembles whenever I think about the incident,” she said.
Ching Ching said her brother was 15 years old when he drowned in 1995 at Sungai Malim after going out swimming with his friends.
A day before the incident, she had told her brother to stay away from the river as he was unable to swim.
“I still recall vividly that I told him not to go near the river or else I will lock him up in the room as punishment,” she said.
Ching Ching said her brother, Lee Kwang Hoi had a versatile personality and had always made the family proud.
“He used to work as a teenager to supplement my family’s income and was a high-achieving student too,” she said.
Ching Ching said if her brother was alive, he would be 43 years old and her children will have someone to call uncle from their maternal side.
She said her brother’s body was discovered along the riverbank at Taman Asean, a few days after he drowned.
“He still lives in my dreams,” she added.
