00:00A 41-year-old technician, who fell while conducting repairs on the glass deck of the Eagle's Nest Skywalk
00:06atop Gunung Macin Cang in Langkawi, has been confirmed dead.
00:10The victim was identified as Khairul Nizam Jafar,
00:14who was three months into his employment at the glass deck company.
00:17Langkawi Police Chief ACP Shariman Ashari said police received information
00:22from the victim's supervisor at 12.25 pm.
00:26A team from the Police, Fire and Rescue Department
00:30and the Civil Defence Force conducted a rescue operation at the location.
00:34The victim is believed to have fallen from the metal bracket
00:37holding the glass deck some 40 metres below.
00:40ACP Shariman said the victim's body was retrieved at 5.11 pm
00:45and sent to the forensic unit of Sultana Maliha Hospital on the island for post-mortem.
00:51The case has been classified as sudden death.
00:56For more information visit www.fema.gov
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