Committee to probe death of triathlon participant

Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman says it will look at, among others, whether any law has been broken.

Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has ordered a probe into the death of a triathlon participant in Port Dickson. (Bernama pic)

PORT DICKSON: A committee will be set up to probe the death of a participant of the Port Dickson International Triathlon today.

Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman said the committee would be headed by the ministry’s secretary-general Lokman Hakim Ali.

“The committee will look into, among others, if there was any breach of conditions or laws,” he said here.

He expressed his condolences to the family of Thram Wei Wong, 39, who drowned while participating in the 750-metre swimming event at the international triathlon.

Earlier, Syed Saddiq met Thram’s family members at the forensic unit of the Port Dickson Hospital.

Meanwhile, Negeri Sembilan Fire and Rescue Department director Norazam Khamis said a 42-year-old foreign participant of the event had also been reported missing during the same swimming event.

“We received a report from the organiser at 11.55am saying that another participant has failed to report himself to the secretariat and upon receiving the report, we activated a search and rescue mission.

“The victim has been identified as Yuen Chi Yuen from Hong Kong,” he said. -FMT