{
  "id": 17776768,
  "title": "K9 dog Frankie joins search for labourer feared drowned in Kelantan river",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/k9-dog-frankie-joins-search-for-labourer-feared-drowned-in-kelantan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T09:06:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/11/1569126/k9-dog-frankie-joins-search-labourer-feared-drowned-kelantan-river"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kota Baru - A K9 sniffer dog named Frankie has been enlisted to aid the search for a labourer, Mohd Aqbar Che Abdullah, 34, who may have fallen into Sungai Kelantan and drowned near Ketereh. Ketereh Fire and Rescue Station chief Ahmad Fakharuddin Berahim stated that no sign of the missing worker had been discovered after 28 hours since his disappearance. About 17 firefighters, 10 policemen, and seven members of the Water Rescue Unit are participating in the operation, which resumed today. An English Springer Spaniel sniffer dog from the Fire and Rescue Department headquarters will also join the search. Authorities believe the victim could be trapped among riverbank vegetation. Scuba divers will search at the hotspots identified by Frankie. The search zone has been expanded to a 3-kilometer radius from the incident site, and rescuers are focusing on the water surface, as the worker might have been carried away by the current. Assistance from a larger boat provided by an operator has enabled searches in areas covered by bamboo groves and thick vegetation. The victim's family and villagers gathered at the incident site near the Kedai Piah jetty, including his wife, Nor Asnida Mohd Tarmizi, 32, who has been waiting since 7 am. Aco-worker reportedly observed Aqbar struggling in the water before he vanished beneath the surface at 8.30 am.",
  "summary": "KOTA BARU: A K9 sniffer dog named Frankie has been deployed to help search for a labourer feared drowned after falling from a boat into Sungai Kelantan in Ketereh.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}