KEPALA BATAS: A weekend outing to the beach for a group of friends turned tragic when two of them drowned at Pantai Kuala Muda here today.
Acting Seberang Perai Utara police chief Zulkeflee Sulaiman said a group of 13 were at the beach when Ho Wei Keat, 26, and Lim You Yi, 14, went missing while they were in the water at about 5pm.
“Police received a distress call at 5.08pm reporting that the two male victims were feared drowned after they went missing while in the water with their friends.
“A search and rescue operation was initiated and Ho’s body was found at 6.50pm, and Lim’s body at 7.30pm,” he told Bernama.
Both bodies were sent to the Kepala Batas Hospital for autopsy.