Body of Indian national found, seventh victim of Sungai Pertak water surge, one still missing

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — The body of the seventh victim of the water surge incident at the Sungai Pertak Picnic Site near here was found at 3.40pm today, leaving only one of the eight people reported missing still unaccounted for.

According to the latest information from the Incident Command Post (PKTK), the body of the adult Indian national was found in Sector C of the search area.

The victim was pronounced dead by an assistant medical officer from the Rasa Health Clinic at 4.45pm after being brought to the PKTK.

The body was subsequently handed over to the police at 4.59pm before being taken to Sungai Buloh Hospital for a post-mortem.

Following the discovery, the search and rescue (SAR) operation, now in its fifth day, continued with the focus on Sectors C and D to locate the remaining missing victim.

Today’s SAR operation began at 7am, with additional personnel from the Special Tactical Operations and Rescue Team Malaysia of the Fire and Rescue Department.

Also deployed were the Selangor Special Incident and Emergency Response Rapid Team of the Malaysian Civil Defence Force and Forestry Department Mountain Guides, as well as two drone units from the Air Operations Force to assist in searching the water surface.

Yesterday, the body of the sixth victim, identified as a Yemeni national, was found floating at 10.15am at the river mouth near the Pertak Bridge.

In the incident at about 5.30pm last Monday, eight men, comprising one local and seven foreigners from Yemen, Sri Lanka, Nepal and India, were reported missing after being swept away by strong currents. — Bernama