{
  "id": 10329438,
  "title": "Police confirm excavator operator drowned after machine overturned during Tasik Bera cleaning work",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/police-confirm-excavator-operator-drowned-after-machine-overturned",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T00:56:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/28/police-confirm-excavator-operator-drowned-after-machine-overturned-during-tasik-bera-cleaning-work/236796"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 — Pahang police have confirmed the tragic drowning of an excavator operator following a machine overturn during cleaning work at Tasik Bera. The victim, identified as Alief Daniel Haqim Abdullah, 26, was discovered unconscious in the cabin of the excavator, which had flipped during the site work, according to Bera district police chief Supt Zulkiflee Nazir. Another worker, Muhammad Aiman Fikri Mohd Azhar, 28, managed to escape the incident. Rescue efforts, including assistance from the Pahang Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department, extricated the deceased's body from the vehicle at 4.10pm, with health personnel confirming his death upon arrival. The body was subsequently sent for autopsy.",
  "summary": "KUANTAN, Sept 28 — An excavator operator was found drowned after the machine he was operating overturned during cl...",
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        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Police confirm excavator operator drowned after machine overturned during Tasik Bera cleaning work",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/police-confirm-excavator-operator-drowned-after-machine-overturned-10331183",
        "published": "2026-09-28T00:56:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Excavator operator drowns after machinery overturns in Tasik Bera",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/excavator-operator-drowns-after-machinery-overturns-in-tasik-bera",
        "published": "2026-09-28T03:37:09.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}