{
  "id": 11446432,
  "title": "Medical assistant drowns while swimming at Chemerong Waterfall",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/medical-assistant-drowns-while-swimming-at-chemerong-waterfall",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T12:54:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/10/1546404/medical-assistant-drowns-while-swimming-chemerong-waterfall"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At noon today, a 25-year-old medical assistant named Mohd Ikmal Awid tragically drowned while swimming at Chemerong Waterfall in Dungun. Mohd Ikmal, who worked at Kemaman Hospital, was found at the scene by friends around noon, but he had already been located by his companions just minutes earlier. The incident was reported to Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Fire and Rescue Station at 11:46am, but by then, the victim had already been rescued by his friends. Mohd Ikmal was swimming alongside six of his friends when they were suddenly swept away by powerful currents. While his companion was eventually pulled to safety, Mohd Ikmal could not be saved. A medical officer from the Health Ministry confirmed the victim's death at the scene before his body was transferred to the police for further processing.",
  "summary": "DUNGUN: A 25-year-old medical assistant drowned while swimming at Chemerong Waterfall here today.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}