Kuala lumpur: Police are searching for a Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) personnel reported missing after swimming in Sungai Kedondong, Batang Kali, on Aug 23.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Serdang police chief ACP Muhamad Farid Ahmad stated that the missing airman, Muhammad Ammar Mohd Ariffin, 27, is based at the Subang Air Base and is currently attending a vehicle transport supervisor course at the Air Force Institute of Supply Management Training (INSMAT), Bandar Kinrara.

Muhammad Ammar was last seen around 4:30 pm on Aug 23 while swimming with three fellow RMAF personnel, before later being spotted alone. On Aug 24, around 6 pm, his roommate attempted to contact him but discovered his mobile phone was switched off. RMAF personnel from INSMAT lodged a police report at 4:16 pm on Aug 25 after he failed to return to the institute.

Muhamad Farid described the missing man as fair-skinned, with straight short hair and approximately 175 centimeters tall. He urged anyone with information on his whereabouts to contact the nearest police station or the investigating officer, Insp Mohd Sukri Che Mat, at 03-80762222/03-80713136.