THE search and rescue (SAR) operation for an 11-year-old boy, feared drowned after slipping and falling into Sungai Tok Hakim, Kampung Tok Hakim yesterday, will continue today after it was abandoned last night due to failing lights. 

Kuala Terengganu fire and rescue station chief Rozizah Abni Hajar said the operation to find Muhammad Harraz Ilman Mohd Syahril Redhuan would continue at about 7am today. 

“The search is now focused on the surface with boats searching around a radius of 500m from the location where the victim is believed to have drowned. Divers will continue the search,” Rozizah told Bernama. 

Rozizah said 82 officers from various agencies including the Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia, Pasukan Bomba Simpanan, police, medical officers and Rela members are involved in the SAR. 

“According to witnesses, the victim, his brother Muhammad Firas Wafiy, and a friend went to bathe in the river soon after Asar prayers. 

“Muhammad Firas Wafiy and his friend were saved but the victim was swept away by strong currents,” she told reporters at the scene. – Bernama, December 28, 2023.