Teen’s bid to retrieve fishing hook proves fatal
KUANTAN: A student was found drowned after jumping into a disused mining pool while fishing in Sungai Taban in Kuala Lipis early yesterday morning.

Lipis police chief Supt Ismail Man said that the body of Muhammad Adam Harris Mohd Azman, 18, was discovered at 2.50am during a search operation since the night before.

He said the student from Terengganu was fishing at the mine with his cousin at around 7pm on Saturday when his fishing hook got detached.

“The victim jumped into the mine and swam about 12m from the bank to retrieve the hook.

“While returning to shore, he appeared to be struggling and subsequently drowned,” he said yesterday, Bernama reported.

Ismail added that the victim’s body was taken to Hospital Kuala Lipis for a post-mortem. The case has been classified as sudden death.

Meanwhile, in Hulu Selangor, a decomposing body found at the side of the road was discovered to be from a prior road accident.

Following investigations into the discovery in some shrubbery along Jalan Besar Felda on June 15, Hulu Selangor deputy OCPD Dept Supt Mohd Asri Mohd Yunus said that the case has been linked to a missing persons report.
Sungai Taban,Kuala Lipis,
KUANTAN: A student was found drowned after jumping into a disused mining pool while fishing in Sungai Taban in Kuala Lipis early yesterday morning.