A 31-year-old man who fell into Sungai Kemaman while checking his boat was found drowned near the Geliga Che Akob Jetty
CHUKAI: A man reported missing after falling into Sungai Kemaman while inspecting his boat has been found drowned.
Kemaman police chief Supt Mohd Razi Rosli said the body of Muhammad Anuar Syurkimie Mahmmod, 31, was discovered floating about 500 metres from the Geliga Che Akob Jetty at 9.05 am today.
The search operation began at 7 am and involved surface searches using several boats within a one-kilometre radius towards Kuala Kemaman.
The body was taken to an On-Scene Control Post for identification before being sent to the Kemaman Hospital Forensic Unit for a post-mortem.
The victim is believed to have slipped from the jetty during high tide at about 10 pm last Friday.
The Fire and Rescue Department received an emergency call regarding the incident at 2.26 pm yesterday.
The victim’s mother, Norihan Mohd Noor, 58, said she accepted the loss of her eldest son, who had supported the family since his father died in 2021.
“Even though he worked as a labourer, he provided for the family,” she said.
She added that he also cared for his four younger brothers, aged 21 to 28.
Norihan said they last met after Friday prayers, when she asked him to deliver necessities and medicine to his grandmother’s house in Kampung Sungai Ular. – Bernama
