Body of missing toddler found after 17-hour search in Malaysia
Translated from Malay, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- The body of a two-year-old boy, missing for nearly 17 hours, was found in Bagan Datuk.
- The boy, Wong Long Hee, was the last victim discovered after his mother and another man were found earlier.
- The search and rescue operation has concluded with the discovery of the final victim.
A tragic search and rescue operation in Bagan Datuk concluded today with the discovery of the body of a two-year-old boy, Wong Long Hee. He had been missing for nearly 17 hours after reportedly falling from the Sultan Nazrin Shah Bridge. His body was found by the search and rescue team approximately 10 kilometers from the bridge, about 19 hours after he was first reported missing. The discovery of Wong Long Hee marked the final victim found. Earlier, the body of his mother, Lim Li Yin, 38, who was believed to have fallen from the same bridge, was recovered at 7:15 p.m. the previous day. Additionally, the body of Mohd. Nor Firdaus Mohd. Mokhtar, 42, was found floating in the river at 11:59 a.m. on the same day. The operation involved multiple agencies and was officially terminated after the last victim was located. The incidents involved two separate cases of individuals believed to have fallen from the bridge.
With the discovery of the last victim, the search and rescue operation involving various agencies was fully concluded today.
Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.