Father Shocked as Autistic Son Drowns in Plantation Ditch

A father expressed disbelief after his 6-year-old son, who has a hearing impairment and autism, was found drowned in a drainage ditch within a palm oil plantation. Muhammad Firdaus Ibrahim stated he never expected his son, Muhammad Faith Fatih, to walk over 300 meters to the location where he was discovered.

The child's physical condition, including a limp, made the distance even more surprising to his father. "I never expected him to reach the ditch where he was found drowned because it's far from home. I'm also puzzled how he could walk that far, but I accept what happened," Ibrahim said.

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I never expected him to reach the ditch where he was found drowned because it's far from home. I'm also puzzled how he could walk that far, but I accept what happened.

He realized his son was missing around 3:30 p.m. after finding an empty snack packet outside their home. He then filed a police report. The body was found by members of the public at 10:08 p.m. during a search and rescue operation in the Sungai Sumun area.

The Fire and Rescue Department received the call regarding the missing child at 6:24 p.m. and initiated the search in the plantation area.

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I only found the empty snack plastic wrapper my son ate outside the house before filing a police report about his disappearance.