KUANTAN: A teenage boy is feared to have drowned after falling into Sungai Pahang from a floating house in Jerantut.
A Pahang Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said an emergency call about the incident was received at 5.07pm yesterday, and eight personnel from the Jerantut station were dispatched to the scene.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the victim, Azri Fahmi, 14, was fishing with two friends at the floating house at Jalan Kampung Pedah, Kampung Jerantut Feri, before he fell into Sungai Pahang and was swept away by the current.
“The fire and rescue team conducted a surface water rescue search using the villagers’ boats across a 1.5km area. The operations centre has also activated the water rescue team from the Bukit Angin station,” the spokesman said in a statement, reported Bernama.
He said the rescue operation is ongoing with the cooperation of the police and assistance from the villagers.
