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Missing Kuantan boy aged 14 found drowned in canal

Victim was reported missing last Friday afternoon

12:10 PM MYT

 

KUANTAN – The body of a 14-year-old boy who was reported missing while bathing in a canal at Indera Sempurna here on Friday, was found this morning.

Pahang Fire and Rescue Department public relations officer Zulfadli Zakaria said the body of Muhammad Amirul Haikal Che Jaapa was found at 10.22am by the water rescue team.

“The body was found about 1.6km from where Muhammad Amirul Haikal was reported to have gone missing,” he said in a statement.

Amirul Haikal, who was a student at SMK Mat Kilau here, was reported missing while bathing with six friends at 3.50pm on Friday. – December 17, 2023

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