Sunday, February 27, 2022

Floods: 70-year-old man first fatality in Kelantan

 


KUALA KRAI: A 70-year-old man has become the first fatality in the ongoing floods in Kelantan.

Kuala Krai district police chief Supt Suzaimi Mohammad said the victim, Mohammad Ishak, was found drowned in Kampung Kuala Gris near Dabong here at 7pm Sunday (Feb 27) about 200m from where he was reported missing.

"Members of the public saw a floating body stuck to a tree in the river near where the victim was reported to have fallen.

"The victim's body was taken to the Kuala Krai Hospital Forensic Department for a post-mortem,” he said in a statement here.

It was reported that the victim was feared drowned while moving his boat at Pengkalan Lan, Sungai Galas near Kampung Kuala Gris here Saturday evening (Feb 26). - Bernama

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