Taman Prima Saujana drowning case enters third day, SAR ops expanded to 10km

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The search and rescue operation for a teenage boy feared drowned in Taman Prima Saujana, Kajang, has entered its third day on Saturday (Dec 6), with authorities expanding the search area to 10 kilometres.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3yp95m9b   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news  SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar  LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The search-and-rescue operation for a teenage boy feared drowned in Taman Prima Saujana,

00:08Kajang, has entered its third day on Saturday, with authorities expanding the search area

00:13to 10 km.

00:15Kajang District Police Chief ACP Nasron Abdul Yusuf said the operation now covers two search

00:21zones, starting from the incident site and extending from Jalan Mendeling to Jalan Reco.

00:27The 14-year-old has not been found since being swept away by a strong current on Thursday.

00:33A total of 65 officers and personnel from the Royal Malaysia Police, the Fire and Rescue Department,

00:40the Civil Defence Force and Rescue Benchana Malaysia are involved in the operation.

00:45Teams are being assisted by two canine detection dogs, the JBPM scuba team, the APM drone unit

00:53and two Wally boats patrolling along Sungai Langat towards Denkil.

00:57The incident on Thursday involved two brothers, aged 12 and 14, who were swept away while attempting

01:03to retrieve a ball in a large drain at Lorong 1-3A, Taman Prima Saujana.

01:10The 12-year-old brother was later found at 7.47pm in Sungai Merbau, Kampung Sungai Kantan,

01:17about two kilometres from the scene.

01:19He was confirmed dead at Kajang Hospital at 10pm.

01:20He was confirmed dead at Kajang Hospital at 10pm.

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