BACHOK: The younger brother of a firefighter who had been missing for more than 37 hours while swimming at Kandis Beach here was found drowned on Thursday (Feb 19). "The victim's body was found by members of the public on the shore of Pantai D'Aur near here at 6.55am after we received information at the Fire Operations Post," he said. He said the victim's body was handed over to the police for further action. Sinar Harian on Wednesday reported that the body of a firefighter who had reportedly drowned while trying to save his younger brother at Pantai Kandis here was found on Wednesday afternoon. Earlier, at about 5.30pm on Tuesday, Ahmad Badrul Naim had tried to save his brother, Ahmad Nuruddin, 21, who was seen struggling in the water, but both were swept away by the waves.

Source: The Star February 19, 2026 03:13 UTC