THE discovery of a school bag at the Kampung Terengganu jetty in Teluk Intan served as a clue regarding the disappearance of a teenager since yesterday. The 14-year-old boy was found drowned in Sungai Perak today.

Hilir Perak district police chief Ahmad Adnan Basri said the boy’s body was found at 4.45pm in the area by a search and rescue team.

“The teenager’s family confirmed his identity after his father identified the body.

“The body of the teenager was sent to the Teluk Intan Hospital forensics department at 5pm today for a post-mortem to find out the cause of death,” he said in a statement today.

Ahmad said at about 7.30pm yesterday, the victim’s father received a phone call from one of the boy’s teachers who said the victim’s bag was given to the school by a villager who had found it at the Kampung Terengganu jetty.

He said the boy could not be located and was believed to have fallen into the river.

He said the Incident Area Control Centre had been activated near the area of the incident at 9.30pm yesterday.

Ahmad said that due to failing light, the SAR operation was called off but resumed at 7.30am today involving the police, Fire and Rescue Department, Civil Defence Force and the local community. – Bernama, May 13, 2023.