Man missing, swept away by water surge near Saloma Link

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Personnel from the Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department, police and other agencies on Tuesday (Nov 18) resumed their search and rescue (SAR) operation for a missing man feared to have drowned in a water surge in the Klang River near the Saloma Link the day before.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/ywhtj5nt  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Rescue personnel commenced their search operation again on Tuesday morning for a missing man

00:05after he was swept away by a water surge in the Klang River in Kuala Lumpur.

00:10The victim was carrying out pipe upgrading works along with several others near the Saloma

00:14Link when the incident happened at about 5.30pm on Monday.

00:19The City Fire and Rescue Department said the victim wanted to move his vehicle from the

00:23site below a bridge during the downpour, but he was unable to escape when the water surge

00:28reached the site.

00:29They said 12 of the 13 individuals comprising anglers and the victim's co-workers had been

00:34rescued.

00:36On Monday, police said their search ended at 11pm and the victim had yet to be found and

00:41the rescue team would resume its operation on Tuesday.

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