Bachok: A 63-year-old man drowned while taking a dip at Pantai Irama, Bachok, this morning.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Bachok Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) operations commander Mohd Zamizi Mohamad stated that the station received an emergency call at 9:49 am. A team was dispatched to the location, arriving within five minutes.

Upon the team’s arrival, the victim had already been found by members of the public. Medical personnel confirmed the elderly man’s death, and the body was subsequently handed over to the police for further action, Mohd Zamizi Mohamad added in a statement today.