00:01An angler, who was reported to have fallen into the sea near the Penang Bridge on Wednesday,
00:07was found dead the following morning.
00:09Penang Fire and Rescue Department Operations Assistant Director John Sagun Francis said
00:15the body of 39-year-old Abdul Ghani Mohsin was recovered by fishermen at 10.26am, about
00:22two kilometres from where he was reported to have fallen.
00:25The body was brought ashore at the Batu Uban jetty and handed over to police before being
00:32taken to Penang Hospital for further action.
00:35Abdul Ghani was believed to have fallen into the sea while fishing at Pillar 5 of the Penang
00:40Bridge.
00:40The search and rescue operation was launched after the MMEA received a report of the incident.
00:47The operation involved the MMEA Fire and Rescue Department, Marine Police Force and Malaysian
00:53Civil Defence Force, with teams conducting surface searches within a 5 kilometre radius of the
00:59reported fall location.
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