K9 unit joins search for missing 83-year-old man in Sungai Petani after blanket found at water’s edg
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双溪大年5月3日讯：一名83岁老翁莫哈末卡立@哈林沙烈疑似坠入双溪大年蒂卡峇都巴登加村的河流中，恐已溺亡。吉打州消拯局第二区官员表示，当局于上午8时55分接获紧急求助电话。老翁的毯子在距其住所约30米的水边被发现，怀疑其坠入屋旁排水沟。蒂卡峇都消拯局已派员展开搜救，水上救援队和警犬组也加入行动，救援人员于上午10时44分在疑似落水点进行潜水搜索，河岸搜寻工作
SUNGAI PETANI, May 3 — An elderly man is feared drowned after he was believed to have fallen into a river in Kampung Padang Tengah, Tikam Batu, today. The victim has been identified as Mohamad Khalid @ Halim Salleh, aged 83.
Kedah Fire and Rescue Department Zone 2 officer and senior operations commander, Fire Supt Bryan Del Bungkias, said an emergency call was received at 8.55 am.
He said the victim is suspected to have fallen into a drainage ditch near his home, based on his blanket found at the edge of the water. The distance from his house to the ditch is approximately 30 metres.
A team of officers and firefighters from the Tikam Batu Fire and Rescue Station was deployed to the scene to conduct search-and-rescue operations.
Bryan said the Water Rescue Team and the Royal Malaysia Police K9 unit have also been called in to help.
He added that members of the Water Rescue Team conducted dives in the area where the victim is believed to have fallen at 10.44 am, while searches along the riverbank are actively underway. — Bernama
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