Friends of two brothers swept away by river currents in Dungun express their devastation over their inability to save them during the incident.
DUNGUN: Friends of two siblings, Muhammad Amir Ashraf Mohd Zul-Zunaidi, 15, and Muhammad Aidil Amsyar Mohd Zul Zunaidi, 14, expressed their devastation over being unable to save them when the brothers were swept away by swift currents as they were bathing in Sungai Beril near Taman Beril, Paka here today.
Muhammad Afi Naashif Adli Noone,15, said he and his friend Muhammad Farish Iqbal Cik Mohana Runasdi, 14, tried their best to rescue the brothers after they saw them struggling in the water as the current swept them away at 10.56 am.
The boy said he tried to reach Muhammad Amir while Muhammad Farish Iqbal rushed to help Muhammad Aidil.
“While Farish was trying to save Aidil, Aidil panicked all of the sudden and grabbed Farish’s back, submerging him but he managed to swim to the bank and grab a stick.
“Aidil then came towards me as I was holding his brother’s hand. When Aidil clung to his brother, I lost my grip and both of them were swept away by the current,” he said when met at the location of the incident here today.
Muhammad Afi Naashif shared that all four of them who lived in Kampung Kolam had arrived to bathe in the river at 10.50 am.
“Both brothers were so excited as their wish to bathe in the river had been achieved. They were the ones who invited us here because they would be going back to Kelantan for Raya tomorrow,” he explained.
The water level was low when they arrived and they decided to bathe in the river.
“But when we were in the water, the level kept getting higher and the current swifter before both of them were lost,” he said sadly.
The body of Muhammad Amir was found by the search and rescue team at 3.47 pm today. His brother Muhammad Aidil is still missing and the search and rescue operation is still ongoing.
