KAMPAR (Bernama): A teacher drowned while rafting along Sungai Jahang, Gopeng here on Saturday (Sept 14) evening.
In the incident, which occurred around 7pm, 47-year-old Ahmad Khairudin Ayob, a teacher at Sekolah Kebangsaan Limbongan, Melaka, was confirmed dead at the location by a medical team from the Gopeng Health Clinic.
He said 15 from the group, including the victim, embarked on the water-rafting activity conducted by a recreational company in Kampung Jahang in three boats. "The victim was swept for about one kilometre before he was brought aboard first boat, and was provided given cardiopulmonary resuscitation but there was no response.Hasron Nazri said a physical examination of the victim's body did not find any criminal element, and a check on the river found that the current was strong due to heavy rain before the incident.
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