HULU SELANGOR, Nov 12 – Rescue teams have recovered a sixth victim following the water surge tragedy at Sungai Luit, near the Sungai Pertak Picnic Site.
Two people remain missing as the search operation continues.
Rescuers found the latest victim near the Sungai Selangor Dam at about 10.15am on Thursday. The authorities have yet to confirm the victim’s identity.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Ashrul Riezal Asbar said the team brought the body to the Incident Control Post for further action.
Rescue teams continue the search
The search operation resumed at 7am on Thursday. Rescue teams have divided the area into several sectors to cover more ground.
The department’s Water Rescue Team is searching Sectors A and B. These areas stretch from Lata Jebus to the Incident Control Post at the Sungai Pertak Picnic Site.
Meanwhile, other rescuers continue checking the surrounding river areas. Their main priority is to locate the two people who remain missing.
Strong currents swept away eight people
The incident occurred on Monday, Nov 9. Strong currents swept away eight people near Sungai Luit.
Rescuers found the first victim, a Malaysian man, at about 1.30am on Tuesday. They located him near Pertak Bridge, around 2.7 kilometres from Lata Jebus.
Later that morning, rescue teams found four more victims. All four were foreign nationals.
The teams located the victims near Jambatan Senget and the suspension bridge. Both locations sit between 950 metres and one kilometre from Lata Jebus.
Search covers nearby river locations
Authorities believe strong currents swept seven victims away from Lata Jebus.
They believe the remaining victim was swept away from an area near the Sungai Pertak Picnic Site.
Rescue teams have now recovered six of the eight victims. However, the operation remains active as two people are still missing.
The Fire and Rescue Department continues to coordinate the search across the surrounding areas. The teams are working to locate the remaining victims.
Source : BERNAMA | Rewritten By Minutesmy
