Search & Rescue Operation Recovers Drowned Body Of 11-Year-Old Boy Who Went Missing In Penang
The search for 11-year-old Muhammad Mikhaeil Muqmin Abdullah who was alleged to have drowned while swimming near the Bagan Ajam fishermen jetty on Monday (June 27) has come to a tragic end.
Earlier, State Fire and Rescue Department operation officer Mohd Faizwan Che Amat reported that the department had been notified at around 5.45pm the same day regarding the sudden disappearance of Muhammad Mikhaeil.
The victim was believed to have gone swimming with three other boys.
Faizwan confirmed that a team of rescuers from Butterworth fire station was immediately dispatched to the scene where they were alerted that the boy had been swept away by the heavy sea currents.
He also stated that local fishermen and passersby managed to rescue the three boys who were present at the scene with the victim, and asserted that a search and rescue (SAR) team and a water rescue unit (PPDA) were forwarded to retrieve…
