{
  "id": 19607482,
  "title": "6th body found as Sg Pertak search op continues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/6th-body-found-as-sg-pertak-search-op-continues",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T05:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/12/6th-body-found-as-sg-pertak-search-op-continues"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Six bodies have been recovered in the ongoing search operation following the water surge tragedy at Sungai Luit. The Selangor fire and rescue department confirmed the discovery of yet another unidentified victim, raising the total number of victims found to six. Two individuals remain missing. The search and rescue operation commenced at 7am, with multiple teams assigned to various sectors to widen the search area. Eight people were swept away by strong currents on November 9. The first victim, a Malaysian man, was discovered near the Pertak bridge at 1.30am on November 10, approximately 2.7km from the incident site at Lata Jebus. Four other victims, all foreigners, were found later that morning in the vicinity of Senget bridge and the suspension bridge, situated between 950m to 1km from Lata Jebus. Lata Jebus is considered the probable location where seven of the eight victims were carried away. The last missing individual is believed to have been swept away from a location near the Sungai Pertak picnic site.",
  "summary": "Two others remain missing following the water surge tragedy at Sungai Luit, near the Sungai Pertak picnic site.",
  "key_points": [
    "Six bodies recovered in Sungai Luit search operation",
    "Total victims found reach six, two still missing",
    "Search operation began at 7am, eight swept away on Nov 9"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "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."
}