Soldier Drowns In Linggiu Dam Boating Incident

KOTA TINGGI, A soldier was found dead, believed to have drowned, following a boating accident in the Linggiu Dam in Bandar Tenggara, here earlier today. Kota Tinggi police chief Supt Yusof Othman said they received a distress call regarding the 32-year-old victim at 2.35 am. The soldier had been on duty aboard an Armed Forces boat with three others when their vessel struck what is believed to be a floating log, causing all four men to be thrown overboard. "While the other three managed to swim to safety, the victim went missing. Despite their efforts to locate him, they were unsuccessful and alerted their supervisor," Yusof said in a statement tonight. Personnel from the Bandar Tenggara Police Station, the Kota Tinggi and Bandar Tenggara Fire and Rescue Stations and a scuba unit were dispatched for a search and rescue operation. The victim's body was recovered by divers at about 11.50 am, submerged 13 metres deep and about seven metres from where he was last seen. 'The body has since been transferred t o the forensic unit at Kota Tinggi Hospital for further investigation,' Yusof said, adding that the case has been classified as sudden death. Source: BERNAMA News Agency