Senior citizen found drowned after car plunges into river
SUNGAI PETANI: An elderly man who went missing after the car he was driving skidded and plunged into Sungai Lubuk Kawah, along Jalan Lubuk Segintah - Lubuk Kawah, was found drowned today.
In Sungai Petani, the body of a 77-year-old man, Mat Yusof Hashim, was discovered today, two days after he went missing. The Fire and Rescue Department and police conducted a search and rescue operation that began two nights ago. Assistant Commissioner Hanyan Ramlan of Kuala Muda confirmed the victim's body was found within a 50 to 100-meter area of his vehicle, which had skidded and plunged into Sungai Lubuk Kawah.
The body was fully clothed when found and will be sent to the Forensic Department of Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital in Alor Star. Mat Yusof was on his way home from dropping off his future wife, Nisun Che Mat, 69, for their wedding scheduled for December 12.
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