SERDANG – The Fire and Rescue Department in Selangor deployed two sniffer dogs to help find two missing persons feared drowned while fishing in a monsoon drain near here yesterday afternoon.
Lady, a Labrador Retriever, and Grouse, an English Springer Spaniel, appear to have been brought to the location at Jalan KP 4/9 Kota Perdana, Seri Kembangan, at 11.15 this morning.
The two sniffer dogs were previously involved in operations following the Batang Kali landslide tragedy, the Jeram Mawar water-head incident, and the collapse of a resort building on Pulau Perhentian.
The Selangor Fire Department’s assistant operations director Ahmad Mukhlis Mokhtar said the search radius on the second day of the operation today had been expanded to 6km from the area where the two victims were reported missing, with the rescue team divided into three groups.
“Thirteen personnel from the Serdang, Shah Alam and Port Klang Fire and Rescue stations were involved in the search operation for a 38-year-old woman and her 4-year-old daughter who are still missing, with the help of two tracking dogs,” he said in a statement today.
In the incident at about 5pm yesterday, an Indonesian couple and their three children aged between 4 and 10-years-old were reported to be fishing in the monsoon drain in the area before a strong current suddenly swept them away.
The incident caused the five victims to slip and fall before being swept into a nearby river.
However, the husband and his 9-year-old son managed to save themselves, while the couple’s 10-year-old eldest son was found drowned one kilometre from the scene of the incident.
The other two missing victims are his wife, 38, and the couple’s 4-year-old daughter.
Meanwhile, a survey found that the victim’s husband was also seen at the scene to help in the search for his wife and child. – April 1, 2024