THE body of the last victim of the landslide incident at the Father’s Organic Farm campsite in Batang Kali was found inside a sleeping bag at a depth of 1.5m at 4.53pm today.

Hulu Selangor police chief Suffian Abdullah said the body of the boy, aged between seven and 12, was found face down on the hillside about four metres from the campsite in Sector A (hillview).

The body was fully clothed but had started to decompose, he said, adding that it was taken to Sungai Buloh Hospital for a post-mortem.

“The search and rescue (SAR) operation will continue to ensure that the area is safe,” he told a press conference in Batang Kali.

“If there is no new development, we will announce the status of the operation tomorrow.”

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department deputy director Wan Md Razali Md Wan Ismail said the last victim was found after being manually dug up by rescue personnel who detected the flow of liquid, believed to be from the body.

He said in total, 20 bodies were found in Sector A, one in Sector B (farm view) and 10 in Sector C (riverside).

A Bernama check at the control centre at 7.20pm found that SAR personnel had entered the search location to clean up the area.

The landslide that struck at 2.42am on December 16 claimed 31 lives. Sixty-one people were rescued.

The search and rescue involves five main agencies, namely the police, armed forces, Fire and Rescue Department, the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team and civil defence force with a strength of more than 250 officers and men. – Bernama, December 24, 2022.