Missing Teen In Machang Found Drowned

KOTA BHARU, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- A 13-year-old boy who went missing while swimming in Sungai Ulu Sat, Machang, was found drowned in the river last night.

Machang Fire and Rescue Station chief Ahmad Alfarra Mohamad Zain said the body of Mohamad Syafi Irsyad Mohd Shaharudin was discovered by members of the public approximately 1.5 kilometres from where he was last seen.

“The victim was found at 9.40 pm and was subsequently sent to Machang Hospital,” he said in a statement today. 

Yesterday, Bernama reported that a 13-year-old boy was feared drowned while swimming in Sungai Ulu Sat, Machang.  

-- BERNAMA