Police: Body of missing woman found, search continues for daughter

SERDANG: Authorities have recovered the body of an Indonesian woman reported missing alongside her daughter after being swept away by strong currents while fishing in a monsoon drain in Jalan KP 4/9 Kota Perdana, Seri Kembangan.

Serdang district police chief ACP A.A Anbalagan said the body of the 38-year-old woman was found at 12.17 pm by the search and rescue team at Lombong D’Island near Taman Lacattage, Putra Perdana, approximately 10 kilometres from the site of the incident.

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“The victim’s identity has been confirmed by her husband. The search for their four-year-old daughter is ongoing,” he said.

In the incident at around 5 pm yesterday, the couple and their three children were fishing at the monsoon drain when the strong currents swept them away.

The husband, aged 40, and the couple’s nine-year-old son managed to save themselves, while their 10-year-old eldest son was found drowned about one kilometre away from the scene. -Bernama