Singaporean man found drowned, friend still missing in Pulau Mawar

MERSING: A Singaporean man was found drowned while his friend remains missing after they went swimming in the waters of Pulau Mawar here today.Endau fire station chief Mohd Alias Hussin said they received a call regarding the incident at 2.37pm.

He said seven personnel, along with a Light Fire Rescue Tender vehicle and a Toyota Hilux, were despatched to the scene."Upon arrival at the scene, it was found that the incident involved three men."The body of the Singaporean man was found floating and brought to shore by members of the public, while another man, a Malaysian, managed to save himself," he said in a statement today.



Alias said the search for the missing victim, a man from India, is being carried out using the surface search technique.© New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd.