Toddler missing after falling into river in Gopeng, search underway

A 2-year-and-10-month-old boy is feared to have drowned after falling into a river during a family outing at Dataran Sungai Jahang in Kampung Jahang, near Gopeng, around noon today. The Gopeng Fire and Rescue Station was alerted at 12.06pm and dispatched a team to the scene. The search operation, involving police, villagers and a local tour company providing eight rafting boats, extended to a four-kilometre radius from the incident location by 3.45pm.

Efforts are still ongoing with a control post established at the scene. Additional assistance is being provided by personnel from the Kampar Fire and Rescue Station monitoring the river downstream near Kampar.