THE male teenager who went missing after being swept away by waves while bathing at Cempaka Beach in Kuantan, Pahang, on Friday, was found drowned at 11.50pm last night.

Kuantan district police chief Wan Mohd Zahari Wan Busu said the body of Nazrul Aimi Shah Kamarul Bahri, 15, was found by members of the public on Sepat Beach, about 2.5km from the location where he was reported missing.

“The victim’s family has confirmed his identity at the scene,” he said in a statement today, adding that the body was taken to the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital for post-mortem.

The victim, from Taman Kempadang Perdana, was reported to have gone missing while bathing at the beach with four friends after they were hit by strong waves and were swept to a deeper area.

However, all his friends managed to swim to safety. – Bernama, March 12, 2023.