Rantau panjang: The body of a man, believed to be in his 30s, was found drowned near the riverbank of Sungai Kampung Lanchang in Rantau Panjang this evening.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Senior Fire Officer II Hamdan Mamat stated that the department received a distress call at 7 pm from a member of the public.

‘Eight personnel from the Rantau Panjang Fire and Rescue Station were deployed to conduct a search and rescue operation, assisted by the Water Rescue Unit (PPDA),’ he said in a statement today. Hamdan noted that the team discovered the victim about 55 minutes later near the spot where he was believed to have fallen.

The body was handed over to the police for further action.