The joy of two families who went for a picnic at the Lata Tembakah waterfall in Hulu Besut, here, ended in tragedy when one family member drowned yesterday evening.
The victim was identified as Nasririn Manahil Shamsurrahman, 10, a Standard Four pupil of Sekolah Kebangsaan Sultan Sulaiman 1, Kuala Terengganu.
While playing by the river, the victim and her cousin Syaza Izz Mohd Hairi, 9, of SK Felda Felda Tenang, Hulu Besut, drowned in a three-metre deep pool.
With the help of other visitors, both girls were recovered from the pool about 10 minutes later before being rushed to Besut Hospital.
Besut district police chief, Supt Khaled Che Lah when contacted, confirmed the incident and said Nasririn Manahil died during treatment while her cousin survived.
Meanwhile, in KUALA NERUS, the body of Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) student who drowned at Tok Jembal beach Wednesday was found on Thursday.
The body of Isa Bassri Ishak, 21, was found about one kilometre away from the location he was reported missing at about 2.30 pm.
State Fire and Rescue Department operations head, Mohamed Zulkhairul Mohamed Razilah said the victim's body was sent to Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital, near here.
He told Bernama that a total of 74 personnel including police and from the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency were involved in the search-and-rescue operation.
In the incident at 6.30 pm Wednesday, the Maritime Management student disappeared after being hit by a wave while a colleague, Mohamad Nazri was rescued while swimming at Tok Jembal beach.
Bernama
Fri Mar 18 2016
The joy of two families who went for a picnic at the Lata Tembakah waterfall in Hulu Besut, here, ended in tragedy when one family member drowned yesterday evening.
Piala Thomas 2024: 15 skrin besar tayang aksi separuh akhir Malaysia-China esok
Antara lokasi yang dilaksanakan oleh Kementerian Belia dan Sukan (KBS) antaranya ialah Dataran Merdeka dan Dataran Putrajaya.
Program Pra Tahfiz Kemas mampu lahirkan murid prasekolah kuasai 4M
Program Tabika Pra Tahfiz Jabatan Kemajuan Masyarakat (Kemas) yang bermula secara rasmi tahun ini mampu melahirkan murid prasekolah yang menguasai 4M iaitu mengaji, menghafal, menaakul (membuat pertim
Niaga SPOTLIGHT: Labour Day 2024 | Social Justice & Decent Work for All
Tehmina Kaoosji spoke with Sivaranjani Manickam, Workers Bureau Head, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)
Pekerja pusat servis maut, rakan parah tayar meletup
Siasatan mendapati kejadian berlaku kira-kira jam 12.40 tengah hari ketika kedua-dua mangsa sedang mengisi angin tayar sebuah jentolak.
Niaga SPOTLIGHT: Labour Day 2024 | Progressive Wage Policy & Living Wages
Xavier Estupinan, Regional Wage Specialist, DWT (Decent Work Team) Asia and the Pacific, for International Labour Organisation (ILO) joins us now from ILO’s Regional Office in Bangkok to share some comments on Progressive Wage Policy and Living Wages.
Isu samun: Terengganu pandang serius kejadian melanda Akhyar Rashid
Akhyar Rashid mengalami kecederaan ringan di bahagian kepala dan kaki, namun beliau dilaporkan berada di dalam keadaan stabil.
Permohonan pembatalan kes rasuah Guan Eng, isteri dan Li Koon ditolak
Permohonan itu membabitkan projek asrama pekerja asing bernilai RM11.6 juta.
WEF: Mendasari geopolitik, mencari keterangkuman
Editor Kanan Niaga AWANI, Najib Aroff membawakan rangkuman Mesyuarat Khas WEF yang berlangsung baru-baru ini di Riyadh, Arab Saudi bersama Pengarah Strategi, KRA Group, Amir Fareed Rahim.
EPL: Mauricio Pochettino pimpin Chelsea benam Spurs
Satu gol pada setiap separuh masa daripada Trevoh Chalobah dan Nicolas Jackson memberikan The Blues kemenangan yang tidak ternilai.
Kadar Fed AS kekal, ekonomi akan mengukuh atau melemah?
Rizab Persekutuan (Fed) AS mengekalkan kadar faedah penanda arasnya tidak berubah. Apakah faktor yang menyumbang kepada keputusan ini dan bagaimana prospek ekonomi serta pasaran dalam tempoh terdekat?