{
  "id": 20117092,
  "title": "Divers deploy in search for final victim of Sungai Luit flash flood tragedy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/divers-deploy-in-search-for-final-victim-of-sungai-luit-flash-flood",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T05:11:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/129592/divers-deploy-in-search-for-final-victim-of-sungai-luit-flash-flood-tragedy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A five-day search and rescue operation is underway to locate the final victim of the Sungai Luit flash flood tragedy, involving 43 personnel from various agencies. The underwater searches are concentrated in areas pinpointed by the K9 unit's scent tracking. The operation, which began at 8.30am, has divided the search area into two main sectors, C and D. The K9 unit identified potential locations in Sector C, leading to a diving operation by the Water Rescue Team. Meanwhile, boat teams executed Donut/Expanding Square and surface-searching methods in both sectors to expand the search area. The operation follows the discovery of the seventh victim on Friday, an unidentified Indian national, found in Sector C at 3.40pm. Eight men were swept away by strong currents last Monday, with the first victim found near Pertak Bridge on Tuesday. The search is also supported by the JBPM Air Unit, utilizing a drone for aerial monitoring. Plans for the afternoon search will depend on weather conditions and water levels, with personnel safety being the top priority given the area's history of flash floods. The integrated SAR operation will continue, with agencies combining their expertise and resources to locate the remaining victim.",
  "summary": "SEARCH and rescue (SAR) teams have intensified efforts to locate the final missing victim of the Sungai Luit flash flood tragedy, deploying divers to a search area identified through clues from the K9 unit. The operation, now in its fifth day, began ...",
  "key_points": [
    "Five-day search and rescue operation underway for Sungai Luit flash flood victims.",
    "K9 unit's scent tracking identified search areas in sectors C and D.",
    "Diving operation by Water Rescue Team in Sector C after seventh victim found Friday."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The concentrated use of K9 scent tracking and specialized diving teams signals a shift toward high-precision recovery efforts as agencies race to locate the final missing person.",
  "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."
}