SHAH ALAM: Two fishermen, one of them an elderly man, went missing in the waters of Sungai Besar, Selangor, this evening.
Selangor fire and rescue department assistant director (operations) Ehsan Zain said a distress call was received at 4.24pm.
“One victim has been identified as a 67-year-old Malaysian man while the identity of his friend has yet to be determined,” he said in a statement.
Ehsan said a search-and-rescue operation has been launched to locate the victims in the coastal area, assisted by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency.