THE body of an 11-year-old boy, who was feared to have drowned after falling into Sungai Tok Hakim in Kampung Tok Hakim near Kuala Terengganu yesterday, was found at about 11am today.

Kuala Terengganu fire and rescue station chief Rozizah Abni Hajar said the Fire and Rescue Department team found the body of Muhammad Harraz Ilman Mohd Syahril Redhuan about 30m from where he was last seen and at a depth of about 1.5m.

She said the fully clothed body had been handed over to the police.

“The body was found face down at the bottom of the river. We had difficulty finding the body due to the weather condition and the riverbed being full of undergrowth,” she said at Kampung Tok Hakim today.

Rozizah said the operation, which began at 5pm yesterday, ended at noon today.

In the incident yesterday, Harraz was reported to have gone missing after he slipped and fell into the river while playing with his brother Muhammad Firas Wafiy, 9, and a friend at about 4.46pm.

A total of 72 rescue workers from various agencies, including the department’s K9 unit, took part in the operation. – Bernama, December 28, 2023.