Bodies of drowned man, young son found

BACHOK: A man who went missing while trying out a newly-purchased jet ski with his young son on Friday in Sungai Pengkalan Baru, Bachok was found drowned at 10.35pm on Saturday.

Bachok Fire and Rescue Station chief Yus Heary Mahmud said the body of Mohd Zamizi Hashim, 37, was found floating by members of the public about 50 metres from the location where the body of his young son, Firas Naufal Mohd Zamizi, four, was found earlier at 9.04am.

“The body of the victim was taken to Pengkalan Baru to be handed over to the police.

“The search and rescue (SAR) operation, comprising 11 firefighters from the Bachok Fire and Rescue station and four divers from Kota Bharu Water Rescue unit (PPDA), concluded at 10.49pm,” he said when contacted yesterday.

It was reported Friday that Mohd Zamizi – a food stall trader – together with five family members including his wife Suzila Yahya, 36, and their daughter Rania Afina, eight, his parents-in-law, and friends went to the river to test two new jet skis he recently purchased.

The victim was riding the jet ski with his young son in the afternoon while others were waiting by the riverbank.

After waiting for almost 20 minutes, both father and son failed to return, prompting the family to search for them.

The quick search found the jet ski but not the duo, and the family, fearing the worst, alerted the Fire and Rescue Department.

Meanwhile, Bachok district police chief DSP Mohamad Ismail Jamaluddin when contacted confirmed that Mohd Zamizi’s body had been recovered.

“The body was sent to Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital for post-mortem,” he said.