4 more victims swept away in Sg Pertak found
Three victims were found near the Senget bridge, while another was located 1.2km from the scene.
Yesterday evening, strong currents swept away eight people at Sungai Pertak, leaving eight missing. Selangor fire and rescue department assistant operations director Ashrul Riezal Asbar reported four more victims were found this morning, increasing the total located to five out of the eight initially reported missing. Two of the victims were discovered near the Senget bridge, close to the Sungai Luit campsite, at approximately 9:20am and 10:20am respectively.
The victims are currently being retrieved by search and rescue personnel. Earlier, a 36-year-old local man was found dead near the Pertak bridge at around 1:30am. The eight victims were missing after the strong currents affected two groups: one consisting of Yemeni nationals and locals, and another of 11 locals. In addition to the five victims already found, nine others remained stranded in three separate incidents.
Four individuals were unable to cross the river, while another five were stranded on the opposite bank.
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