{
  "id": 7784592,
  "title": "Police confirm body found in Perak waters is missing angler",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/police-confirm-body-found-in-perak-waters-is-missing-angler-7784592",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T12:02:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/16/police-confirm-body-found-in-perak-waters-is-missing-angler/235448"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Shah Alam, on September 16 — The police have officially identified the body discovered in Perak waters as Mohd Sharil Abd Rahman, a 43-year-old angler. Klang Utara police chief ACP Ramsay Embol confirmed the identification through next-of-kin. The body was initially spotted in the waters off Bagan Sungai Belukang, in an area where a boat capsized near One Fathom Bank in the Straits of Malacca on Monday, according to survivors. The joint search and rescue operation, involving multiple agencies, was launched on Monday after reports of seven missing anglers. Four of the missing were rescued safely on Tuesday and received medical treatment at Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital and Banting Hospital. The two individuals still unaccounted for are Muhamad Ridzuan Ruhaizat, 37, and Raja Mohd Rozi Raja Mohamad, 49. Ongoing efforts are being made to locate these two remaining missing victims.",
  "summary": "SHAH ALAM, Sept 16 —Police have confirmed that the body of a man found floating in the waters off Hutan Melintang,...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Police confirm body found in Perak waters is missing angler",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/police-confirm-body-found-in-perak-waters-is-missing-angler",
        "published": "2026-09-16T12:02:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Missing Klang angler found dead in Perak waters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/missing-klang-angler-found-dead-in-perak-waters",
        "published": "2026-09-16T12:02:47.000Z"
      }
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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."
}