AN Orang Asli man and his son died of suspected electrocution while fishing with equipment made from a car battery in Temerloh yesterday.

Pahang police chief Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the man, 45, and his son, 16, were found at 3.40pm lying by the side of a river at an oil palm plantation in Kuala Krau by a group of villagers.

“The group was looking for the victims, who were from Kampung Paya Sendayan, after they were said to have not returned home after going off on Saturday.

“The people who found them claimed that they also found a car battery and wires as well as fishing equipment near the victims,” he said in a statement today.

Ramli said the victims were found within walking distance of their home, adding that the bodies have been sent to Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Hospital in Temerloh for autopsies.

He also reminded the public to not engage in dangerous acts or to use modified equipment that could cause harm to users. – Bernama, April 4, 2022.