{
  "id": 10331183,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T00:56:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "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 — An excavator operator tragically drowned after the machinery he was operating toppled over during maintenance work at Tasik Bera, Bera district, yesterday, according to police. Bera district police chief Supt Zulkiflee Nazir disclosed that the deceased, Alief Daniel Haqim Abdullah, 26, was found trapped within the excavator's cabin and pronounced dead upon arrival of medical personnel. Another worker, Muhammad Aiman Fikri Mohd Azhar, 28, managed to escape the incident unharmed. The police received a report of the accident at around 2:10 pm on Sunday. Upon arriving at the scene, the Pahang Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department confirmed the victim's body was located and successfully extricated from the excavator at 4:10 pm.",
  "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",
        "published": "2026-09-28T00:56:48.000Z"
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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."
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